Wise guys! Barack Obama meets Robert De Niro for dinner after the former president signed a $90m deal to produce Donald Trump impeachment documentary
- Former President Barack Obama pictured arriving at Manhattan hotel Monday
- He later met Hollywood actor and vocal Democrat Robert De Niro for dinner
- Comes ahead of new deal for Netflix documentary on Trump impeachment
Former US president Barack Obama was seen arriving at the Greenwich hotel in New York City before dining with Robert De Niro.
The dinner came after it was confirmed last month that Obama has inked a ninety-million-dollar deal to produce a Netflix series about calls for President Donald Trump’s impeachment.
Actor De Niro has been a vocal critic of Trump in the past and has even stated he ‘should not be president, period.’
The former US leader looked smart in a black suit and sunglasses while holding a takeaway coffee as he arrived at the hotel on Monday.
He was pictured chatting with his companions and gave a wave to waiting photographers before he ducked into the building.
Later he dined with the Hollywood star and vocal Democrat at Yves Restaurant in Tribeca.
Former US president Barack Obama was seen arriving at the Greenwich hotel in New York on Monday before dining with Robert De Niro
The former US leader looked smart in a black suit and sunglasses while holding a takeaway coffee
He was pictured chatting with his companions and gave a wave to waiting photographers before he ducked into the Manhattan hotel
Later Obama (left) dined with Hollywood star and vocal Democrat Robert De Niro (right) at Yves Restaurant in Tribeca
Left-leaning De Niro campaigned for Obama as president in 2008 and has consistently expressed his support for the former leader.
He has previously stated that Donald Trump ‘should not be president, period’. De Niro infamously gave a speech at the 2018 Tony Awards during which he declared: ‘I’m gonna say one thing. F*** Trump.’
Obama has been keeping busy since leaving the White House and last year signed a multi-million dollar deal with Netflix along with his wife Michelle to produce content that reflects the couple’s values.
Left-leaning De Niro campaigned for Obama as president in 2008 and has consistently expressed his support for the former leader. He has previously stated that Donald Trump ‘should not be president, period’. De Niro infamously gave a speech at the 2018 Tony Awards during which he declared: ‘I’m gonna say one thing. Fuck Trump’
Obama heads out for dinner in New York with Hollywood star Robert De Niro
De Niro wore a cap and black jacket as he dined with the former president in Manhattan
Netflix said in a statement that the Obamas would ‘produce a diverse mix of content – including docu-series, documentaries and features’ for the streaming powerhouse under their own production company, Higher Ground Productions.
A new documentary produced by the Obamas and focusing on calls for Trump’s impeachment is on the horizon. It was confirmed last month that Obama had inked a ninety-million-dollar deal for the project.
Barack and Michelle Obama’s first film under their multi-million dollar deal with Netflix takes aim at President Donald Trump’s promises to revive the manufacturing industry in America’s heartland by highlighting misery at an Ohio factory reopened by Chinese bosses
Michelle and Barack Obama’s first Netflix documentary produced under the deal with the streaming powerhouse was released on August 21 of this year.
Named ‘American Factory’, the work takes aim at President Donald Trump’s promises to revive the manufacturing industry in America’s heartland by highlighting misery at a Midwestern factory reopened by Chinese bosses.
While American Factory never mentions Trump by name, analysts say it offers a biting criticism of the president’s failure to grasp complex global economic forces as he promises to reinvigorate manufacturing in America.