Trump attacked Rob Reiner both in a social media post and later in comments to reporters, even though Reiner had just been killed.

What Trump said

  • In a Truth Social post, Trump claimed Reiner’s death was “reportedly due to” a “mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME,” blaming Reiner’s intense anti-Trump views for “driving people CRAZY.”
  • He described Reiner as “tortured and struggling” and said Reiner’s “raging obsession” with President Donald J. Trump was “very bad for our country.”

His follow‑up remarks

  • When asked by reporters at the White House if he stood by the post, Trump said he “wasn’t a fan” of Reiner, calling him a “deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.”
  • He added that he was “not a fan of Rob Reiner at all, in any way, shape, or form,” and claimed Reiner helped spread “hoax” allegations about Trump and Russia and was “very detrimental to our nation.”

Reaction and context

  • The remarks drew bipartisan criticism, with some Republicans and conservative commentators calling them “wrong,” “cruel,” and “disrespectful,” especially given that police were still investigating the apparent homicide of Reiner and his wife.
  • Commentators and forum discussions have highlighted how unusually harsh the tone was, even compared with Trump’s typical rhetoric about political opponents, which helped push this into trending “latest news” and “forum discussion” territory in mid‑December 2025.

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