{"id":32998,"date":"2025-08-03T01:36:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T01:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=32998"},"modified":"2025-08-03T01:36:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T01:36:21","slug":"robin-williams-past-remarks-about-trump-resurface-in-viral-video-ternanews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=32998","title":{"rendered":"Robin Williams\u2019 past remarks about Trump resurface in viral video &#8211; TernaNews"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div id=\"anchorslot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"231\">Robin Williams\u2019 Old Trump Clip Resurfaces \u2014 And Fans Say He Was \u201cAhead of His Time\u201d<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"480\">A resurfaced clip of the late Robin Williams mocking Donald Trump during a 2012 stand-up performance is going viral\u2014and viewers are calling it \u201ceerily accurate\u201d and \u201ckind of profound.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><!-- responsive 1 --><\/p>\n<div id=\"ternalnews.info_responsive_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div id=\"weverydaystories.com_responsive_1\" data-google-query-id=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div id=\"weverydaystories.com_responsive_1\" data-google-query-id=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"505\">A Legend Remembered<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"813\">Robin Williams, known for his rapid-fire wit and beloved roles in\u00a0<em data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"589\">Mrs. Doubtfire<\/em>,\u00a0<em data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"610\">Good Will Hunting<\/em>, and\u00a0<em data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"625\">Aladdin<\/em>, left a lasting legacy when he tragically d**d by su**ide in 2014 at age 63. Over his decades-long career, he won numerous awards, including an Oscar, multiple Golden Globes, and Grammys.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1761912\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"976\">Before becoming a movie icon, Williams began in stand-up comedy in the mid-1970s. Now, more than a decade after one of his shows, his words are resonating again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"weverydaystories.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"weverydaystories.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"1014\">Williams on Trump: \u201cA Scary Man\u201d<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1253\">The viral clip, recorded in 2012, shows Williams riffing on a Thanksgiving trip to Atlantic City. He compared it to \u201cThe Wizard of Oz on acid,\u201d filled with \u201cjunkies, pimps, and pizza, oh my!\u201d Then he turned his attention to Donald Trump:<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div id=\"ternalnews.info_responsive_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1360\">\n<p data-start=\"1257\" data-end=\"1360\">\u201cDonald Trump is the Wizard of Oz. He plays Monopoly with real f**king buildings. This is a scary man.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1362\" data-end=\"1568\">At the time, Trump was still best known as a real estate mogul. He had launched several casinos in Atlantic City\u2014Trump Plaza, Trump\u2019s Castle, and the Trump Taj Mahal. All would eventually struggle or close.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1761912\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1598\">Pageants and Pet Stores?<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1600\" data-end=\"1680\">Williams didn\u2019t stop there. He joked about Trump\u2019s ownership of beauty pageants:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; display: block; margin: 1.5em auto; aspect-ratio: 16 \/ 9;\" title=\"Robin Williams on Donald Trump from 2012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kupZj_TN_XI\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"1250\" data-origheight=\"703\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"1814\">\n<p data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1814\">\u201cHe owns all these beauty pageants\u2014Miss America, Miss Universe. Isn\u2019t that a bit like Michael Vick owning a series of pet stores?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1816\" data-end=\"1922\">(Vick, a former NFL quarterback, had been convicted in a dogfighting case in 2007 and served prison time.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1761912\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"1970\">Mocking the Hair and Comments About Ivanka<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1972\" data-end=\"2034\">The comedian also mocked Trump\u2019s infamous hairstyle, claiming:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2036\" data-end=\"2114\">\n<p data-start=\"2038\" data-end=\"2114\">\u201cI believe the hair is the Donald. The body is just the maintenance system.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2116\" data-end=\"2191\">He also jabbed at Trump\u2019s controversial comments about his daughter Ivanka:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2193\" data-end=\"2250\">\n<p data-start=\"2195\" data-end=\"2250\">\u201cEven people in Arkansas went, \u2018That\u2019s f**king wrong.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 data-start=\"2252\" data-end=\"2282\">Fans React: \u201cHe Is Missed\u201d<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2284\" data-end=\"2512\">Fans flocked to social media to praise the clip, many saying Williams \u201cnailed it\u201d years before Trump entered politics. One Reddit user called it \u201ckind of profound,\u201d while others expressed how deeply they still miss the comedian.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2514\" data-end=\"2676\">\n<p data-start=\"2516\" data-end=\"2676\">\u201cOne of the funniest, most endearing humans to ever exist,\u201d one fan wrote.<br data-start=\"2590\" data-end=\"2593\" \/>\u201cHe will always be missed\u2014and forever remembered for generations,\u201d added another.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2683\" data-end=\"2847\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"2683\" data-end=\"2847\" data-is-last-node=\"\">What are your thoughts on Robin Williams\u2019 comments about Trump? Share them in the Facebook comments\u2014and pass this along to others who still miss his brilliance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1761912\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1761906\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robin Williams\u2019 Old Trump Clip Resurfaces \u2014 And Fans Say He Was \u201cAhead of His Time\u201d A resurfaced clip of the late Robin Williams mocking Donald Trump during a 2012 &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32998"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33000,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32998\/revisions\/33000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}