Robert De Niro urges Americans to ‘stand up and be counted’ in anti-Trump protests

In video, the two-time Oscar winner also invoked the pledge of allegiance to say we're all in this together'

A new video from Robert De Niro implores people in the US to stand up and be counted" in coming protests against Donald Trump's second presidency that are being planned across the country for Saturday.

In the clip, the two-time Oscar winner characterizes Trump as an aspiring tyrant who aims to end American democracy, which - among other major historical events - has survived the first and second world wars.