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What did Robin Williams say about Donald Trump?
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' daughter Zelda after he reposted a clip of her father making light of Joe Biden.
What did Robin’s daughter Zelda say about Eric Trump’s tweet?
Robin William's daughter Zelda Williams responded to Donald Trump's son Eric Trump after he retweeted a video of her late father mocking Joe Biden in a stand-up special.
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The video shows Williams making fun of Biden's cognition.
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"While we’re ‘reminiscing’ (to further your political agenda), you should look up what he said about your Dad. I did. Promise you, it’s much more ‘savage’" she wrote.
"Gentle reminder that the dead can’t vote, but the living can."
What did Robin Williams say about Donald Trump?
Twitter users responded to Eric's post with a clip of Williams discussing the president during a stand-up performance in 2012.
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Williams described Trump as "a scary man" in the segment about spending Thanksgiving in Atlantic City.
Williams likened him to "the Wizard of Oz" because "he plays monopoly with real f***ing buildings."
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He then went on to reference comments Trump had made about his daughter's attractiveness.
"This is a man who said 'my daughter is hot.' Even people in Arkansas went 'that's f***ing wrong. That's just way out of place,'" he said.
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"And that f***ing hair, my god," he continued.
"I believe the hair is 'the Donald.' I believe the body is the maintenance system for the hair."
What is the old clip about Robin mocking Joe Biden?
The Robin Williams clip mocking Joe Biden in 2009 has resurfaced on social media as the sixth anniversary of the comedian's death nears.
The snippet is from in which he nicknames the then-vice president "rambling Joe."
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"We still have comedy though, we still have great comedy out there," Robin Williams tells a laughing crowd.
"There's always rambling Joe Biden. What the f***.
"Joe says s**t that even people with Tourette's go, 'No, no. What is going on?'"
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The stand-up routine continued: "Joe is like your uncle who is on a new drug and hasn't got the dosage right."
The clip has now gone viral with fans tweeting that if Williams were still alive today, he'd have even more material to work with.
Who was Robin Williams?
Robin Williams was a comedian and actor, noted as one of the world's greatest comics
- Robin McLaurin Williams was born on July 21, 1951, and had two older half-brothers
- He stopped pursuing his political science degree to study acting and his first role at college was as Fagin in Oliver!
- He studied at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York.
- Williams says the stress of stand-up triggered his alcohol and drug dependency early in his career
- Williams's publicist has said her client was suffering from "severe depression" prior to his death.
"He'd have even more ammunition with Joe Biden at present, as the guy cant keep it together at the rallies. But yes miss Robin Williams humour," one Twitter user said.
"I'm telling you all right now, you may love the packaging, but the present inside is the same guy Robin Williams skewered, as I was reminded today. He's still cranky, hostile to questioning, anti-progressive, jail-filling, law-hardening, not Trump," another replied.
What was Robin Williams net worth when he died?
Williams was one of the world's best-loved actors and comedians at the time of his .
The talented actor wowed audiences with his dynamic performances before depression took a hold of him toward the end of his life.
He died at the age of 63, on August 11, 2014, at his home in Paradise Cay, .
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The -born actor committed suicide after being misdiagnosed with Parkinson's and falling into a state of depression.
At the time of his death, he was reportedly worth around $50million despite grossing $5billion in his lifetime according to .
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Allegedly, Williams was on the brink of bankruptcy due to multiple divorces.
“Divorce is expensive,” Williams, who was married to his third wife at the time of his death, explained to .
“I used to joke they were going to call it ‘all the money,’ but they changed it to ‘alimony.’ It’s ripping your heart out through your wallet.”
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