Rob Reiner says Dems must ‘punch’ Trump in the nose to win 2020 polls: 'You have to fight a schoolyard bully'
Director Rob Reiner has some sound advice for Democrats trying to win the 2020 elections — "punch" President Donald Trump in the nose.
During an appearance on MSNBC, the 'Stand By Me' creator called the commander-in-chief a "continual liar."
“When you’ve got a schoolyard bully, you got to punch them in the nose, and you got to continue to punch him in the nose," he said. "I mean, you know, we can’t be, you know, liars the way he is. He is a continual liar, and if we adopt that, then we become him."
He likened the current situation to the dwindling economy in 1992, when political commentator James Carville called it "stupid."
"So we have to find another way do it, and we have to start thinking about this as — it is like what James Carville said back in 1992, then it was the economy stupid, now it is Trump stupid," he continued, saying everything has to be "designed to go after him" and that candidates cannot simply focus on policy if they have to beat Trump.
“What will get it done is somebody that stands up to him every day and punch him in the nose," he insisted. "That will take power. It will take money. And so far, I hate to say it Bloomberg is the only one doing that, and the only one that has the kind of money that it will take."
According to Reiner, Bloomberg can stand toe-to-toe with Trump owing to his net worth.
"He can spend twice as much money as Trump, and he can stand on the stage, and if Trump calls him short, he can say, well, you’re fat," he mused. "I mean, that is what it will take. You have to fight a schoolyard bully. You have to punch him in the nose. You can’t go around nibbling at the edges with policy issues.”
The 'This is Spinal Tap' director said it would take someone who is fearless of giving it back to Trump in order to win the election. "It will take a guy who can go right back at him, who has no fear that he can do anything," he explained. "All these Republicans running around frightened to death that something will happen. We’re not going to get those people. Those people are gone. This is going to be a turnout election."
According to Reiner, anti-Trumpers have no choice but to get behind a nominee who can stand up to the former real estate mogul.
"... And when Trump invades your personal space the way he did with Hillary, you have to turn around and say get away from me, pal. Get back to your corner. You don’t belong here. Somebody has to say that to him," he added. "They have to smack him in the nose and ."
In conclusion, Reiner said "we have to be very tough" with Trump as he is "a liar, a racist, and he is a cheat."
"We don’t have to put on a reality show, but we have to punch him in the nose," he asserted.