'If you're supporting Trump, I want nothing to do with you': Robert De Niro 'refuses to take photo' with Arnold Schwarzenegger (even though actor said he WON'T vote for Donald)

  • Robert De Niro refused to take a photo with Arnold Schwarzegger
  • De Niro asked  the Predator actor 'Are you voting for Trump?' 
  • Last month Schwarzenegger said in a statement 'I will not vote for the Republican candidate for president'
  • He said at the time 'I still haven't made up my mind about how exactly I will vote next month'  

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 21:24 EST, 5 November 2016 | Updated: 01:25 EST, 6 November 2016

Robert De Niro refused to take a photo with Arnold Schwarzegger at a gala held Thursday, it was reported this week.

'If you're supporting Trump, I want nothing to do with you,' De Niro said after skipping the photo op, according to Variety.

He and Schwarzenegger, the former Republican governor of California, both went to the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces Western Regional Gala, which was held in Beverly Hills. 

Robert De Niro (left) refused to take a photo with Arnold Schwarzegger (right) at a gala held Thursday, it was reported this week

'If you're supporting Trump, I want nothing to do with you,' De Niro said after skipping the photo op. The two men, however, were photographed shaking hands

'Are you voting for Trump?' De Niro repeatedly asked the Predator actor, the report claimed. 

Though De Niro turned down the photo op, Variety pointed out that photos were taken before the commotion.

On October 8, Schwarznegger wrote in a statement posted on Twitter: 'For the first time since I became a citizen in 1983, I will not vote for the Republican candidate for president. 

'Are you voting for Trump?' De Niro repeatedly asked the Predator actor. Though De Niro turned down the photo op, photos were taken before the commotion

De Niro and Schwarzenegger both went to the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces Western Regional Gala, which was held in Beverly Hills at The Beverly Hilton Hotel

'Like many Americans, I've been conflicted by this election - I still haven't made up my mind about how exactly I will vote next month.'

At the time, he said: 'as proud as I am to label myself a Republican, there is one label that I hold above all else - American.

'So I want to take a moment today to remind my fellow Republicans that it is not only acceptable to choose your country over your party - it is your duty.' 

On October 8, Schwarznegger wrote in a statement posted on Twitter: 'For the first time since I became a citizen in 1983, I will not vote for the Republican candidate for president'

De Niro, according to Variety, said: 'If you're not part of the solution, then you're part of the problem.'

Referring to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, he told the Daily Beast in 2015: 'Hopefully it will be her, yes. I think that she’s paid her dues.

'There are going to be no surprises, and she has earned the right to be president and the head of the country at this point.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is pictured in Florida on Saturday

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is seen on Saturday in Florida

'It's that simple. And she's a woman, which is very important because her take on things may be what we need right now.'

According to Variety, Larry King said at the Thursday event: '(Not voting) is a vote for Trump. But if that's the way they feel, I can't tell them to vote.

'You don't have to vote — but it's a mistake. You should always pick one of the other.'

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