LOS ANGELES (December 16, 2025) – President Donald Trump faced intense bipartisan backlash after posting on Truth Social that the deaths of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were linked to Reiner’s criticism of him, calling it a result of “Trump Derangement Syndrome” (TDS).
Trump Sparks Outrage with Comments on Rob Reiner’s Death
The President’s full post: “A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away, together with his wife, Michele, reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS.”
He added that Reiner “was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump,” concluding with “May Rob and Michele rest in peace!”
Background on the Tragedy
Rob Reiner (78) and Michele Singer Reiner (70) were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home on Sunday, December 14. Their son, Nick Reiner (32), was arrested and booked on murder charges, held on $4 million bail. Police described it as a domestic tragedy, with reports noting Nick’s history of drug addiction and mental health issues. No evidence links the killings to politics.
Reiner, known for classics like The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally…, and Stand by Me, was a vocal Trump critic.
Bipartisan Condemnation
His remarks drew rare Republican criticism:
- Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY): “Inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered.”
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA): Called it a “family tragedy, not about politics,” urging empathy.
- Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE): Compared it to remarks from “a drunk guy at a bar.”
Democrats were harsher:
- Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): “So sick.”
- Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX): he is “dangerously unfit.”
- Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL): “One of the cruelest things I’ve ever heard a president say.”
Celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg (“Have you no shame?”) and Piers Morgan (“Delete it, Mr President”) joined the outrage.
Trump doubled down, saying he “wasn’t a fan of [Reiner’s] at all.”
The comments highlight the President’s tendency to politicize tragedies, contrasting with condolences from Obama, Clintons, and others praising Reiner’s legacy.
A dark moment amid grief for a Hollywood icon.
References
- Al Jazeera – Trump comments on deaths of US filmmaker Rob Reiner and wife cause outrage (Dec 16, 2025)
- NBC News – Trump baselessly says Rob Reiner died because he was anti-Trump (Dec 15, 2025)
- The New York Times – Trump’s Post Attacking Rob Reiner After Stabbing Death Draws Immediate Outrage (Dec 15, 2025)
- Reuters – Trump mocks slain actor Rob Reiner (Dec 15, 2025)
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