Rob Reiner speaks onstage on the screening of “The American President” in the course of the 2025 TCM Traditional Movie Competition at TCL Chinese language Theatre on April 25 in Hollywood.
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President Trump disparaged Hollywood director Rob Reiner, who died alongside together with his spouse over the weekend in what officers are investigating as a murder. Their 32-year-old son, Nick, has been arrested.
Reiner, 78, was a outstanding supporter of the Democratic Celebration and a vocal Trump critic.
“A really unhappy factor occurred final night time in Hollywood,” Trump mentioned in a put up on Reality Social Monday morning. “Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, however as soon as very gifted film director and comedy star, has handed away, collectively together with his spouse, Michele, reportedly as a result of anger he prompted others via his large, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a thoughts crippling illness referred to as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, typically known as TDS.”
Trump went on to say that Reiner had a “raging obsession” with him, “together with his apparent paranoia reaching new heights because the Trump Administration surpassed all targets and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, maybe like by no means earlier than.”
His put up concluded with, “Could Rob and Michele relaxation in peace!”
Tributes for Reiner have been pouring in since late Sunday night time, together with from former President Barack Obama, who mentioned that “beneath the entire tales he produced was a deep perception within the goodness of individuals – and a lifelong dedication to placing that perception into motion.”
The Los Angeles Fireplace Division mentioned it responded to a medical help request at round 3:40 p.m. native time Sunday and found the our bodies contained in the couple’s dwelling.
Reiner’s son Nick had a historical past of dependancy, which impressed the 2016 film Being Charlie, which Nick Reiner labored on together with his dad.
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who has had a public falling out with Trump, criticized the president’s feedback. Referencing Nick Reiner’s historical past in a put up on X, Greene known as the incident “a household tragedy, not about politics or political enemies.”
Rob Reiner and his spouse had been tragically killed by the hands of their very own son, who reportedly had drug dependancy and different points, and their remaining youngsters are left in critical mourning and heartbreak.
This can be a household tragedy, not about politics or political enemies.
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— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) December 15, 2025
