Robert Redford was a legendary force in Hollywood whose career spanned generations. He was best known for classics such asย Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,ย The Sting,ย All the Presidentโs Men, andย Out of Africa.
The news of his sudden death was shared by the chief executive of the publicity firmย Rogers & Cowan PMK, Cindi Berger.
โRobert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utahโthe place he loved, surrounded by those he loved. He will be missed greatly,โ Berger said in a statement. โThe family requests privacy.โ
Among those who have sent their condolences was president Donald Trump.
โRobert Redford was great; he had a series of years where there was nobody better,โย Trump saidย Tuesday while leaving the White House for his visit to the UK.
When a reporter informed the president that Redford had passed away in his sleep on Tuesday, Trump replied, โThatโs a good way to go, I guess.โ
NOW: “Robert Redford was great โฆ He had a series of years โฆ there was nobody better.”
President Trump reacts to the death of Hollywood legend Robert Redford, saying “there was a time he was the hottest.” pic.twitter.com/NKFq9x5e9X
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In 2015, three years before Trump won the Presidential Election against Hillary Clinton, Redford appeared on Larry King Now, where he said of Trump, โLook heโs got such a big foot in his mouth, Iโm not sure youโre going to get it out. But on the other hand, Iโm glad heโs in there.โ
Robert Redford continued: โIโm glad heโs in there because him being the way he is, and saying what he says the way he says it, I think shakes things up and I think thatโs very needed. Because on the other side, itโs so bland, itโs so boring, itโs so empty.โ
Trump took his time to respond to Redfordโs comments.
Later on, Redford made it clear that his comments didnโt mean he endorsed Trump. On the contrary, in a column for CNN, the Sundance Institute founder wrote that he was all-in for Biden in the November elections.
โAnother four years of this would degrade our country beyond repair,โ Redford warned.
Redford went on to say that under Trump, the United States had โlost its place as a world leader,โ and that at home the president had โfound every fault line in America and wrenched them wide open.โ He argued that Biden would restore unity, empathy, experience, and intelligence to the White House, adding that the former vice president was โmade for this moment,โ Huff Post reported at the time.
โBiden leads with his heart. I donโt mean that in a soft and sentimental way,โ Redford added. โIโm talking about a fierce compassion โ the kind that fuels him, that drives him to fight against racial and economic injustice, that wonโt let him rest while people are struggling.โ
However, before Trump was impeached a second time, Redford wrote in The Washington Post that it should be up to votersโnot impeachmentโto remove him from the White House and the Oval Office.
โIt is painfully clear we have a president who degrades everything he touches, a person who does not understand (or care?) that his duty is to defend our democracy,โ Redford wrote.
While he admitted it was fair to give Trump โa chanceโ at first, Redford argued that the president had undermined core democratic values like the rule of law and a free press, adding, โInstead of the United States of America, we are now defined as the Divided States of America.โ
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