{"id":14159,"date":"2025-12-16T09:53:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T01:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=14159"},"modified":"2025-12-16T09:53:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T01:53:57","slug":"trump-shocks-with-rob-reiner-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=14159","title":{"rendered":"Trump shocks with Rob Reiner remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-1.jpg 641w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-1-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Trump caused a political storm Monday by saying the deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife were related to politics, calling them \u201creportedly\u201d the result of \u201cTrump derangement syndrome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remark, made in a Truth Social post, drew notable shock and quick criticism from both sides of the aisle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Trump doesn\u2019t often draw immediate blowback a decade into his political career, on Monday morning he seemed to achieve the type of pushback that was more common in his first term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA 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,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reiner \u2014 a Democrat and donor \u2014 and his wife were found stabbed to death in their home Sunday afternoon. Their 32-year-old son, Nick, was arrested in connection to the deaths, Los Angeles police announced Monday. He had a long history of drug abuse that he has spoken about publicly over the past several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his social media post, Trump went on to say Rob Reiner \u201cwas known to have driven people crazy\u201d with his obsession with the president, adding that Reiner\u2019s \u201cparanoia\u201d reached \u201cnew heights\u201d as the administration \u201csurpassed all goals and expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMay Rob and Michele rest in peace!\u201d the president concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sign up for the Morning Report<br>The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email address<br>By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use, have reviewed the Privacy Policy, and to receive personalized offers and communications via email, on-site notifications, and targeted advertising using my email address from The Hill, Nexstar Media Inc., and its affiliates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The director was an outspoken critic of Trump and repeatedly warned against his impact on democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMake no mistake: We have a year before this country becomes a full on autocracy and democracy completely leaves us,\u201d Reiner told MSNBC, now known as MS NOW, in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a separate interview with The Guardian in February 2024, Reiner called Trump \u201ca criminal\u201d who \u201cbasically lies every minute of his life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s reaction to Reiner\u2019s death sparked backlash among fellow Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said in a post on the social platform that the president\u2019s statement \u201cwas wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRegardless of one\u2019s political views, no one should be subjected to violence, let alone at the hands of their own son. It\u2019s a horrible tragedy that should engender sympathy and compassion from everyone in our country, period,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.) also reposted Trump\u2019s remarks, saying Reiner\u2019s apparent homicide should not be politicized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA father and mother were murdered at the hands of their troubled son. We should be lifting the family up in prayer, not making this about politics,\u201d Bice wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his own X post, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a vocal Trump critic and one of the first GOP members to comment on the president\u2019s remark, called Trump\u2019s comments \u201cinappropriate and disrespectful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) noted Nick Reiner\u2019s long history with drug abuse, describing the deaths as \u201ca family tragedy, not about politics or political enemies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMany families deal with a family member with drug addiction and mental health issues. It\u2019s incredibly difficult and should be met with empathy especially when it ends in murder,\u201d she posted on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The online blowback from the GOP extended to a number of conservative media figures and MAGA influencers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis tweet is so disappointing. And so unnecessary. It\u2019s comments like this that take away from the countless great things @realDonaldTrump does for America,\u201d conservative sports commentator Sage Steele wrote in an X post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CNN commentator and Trump campaign alum David Urban called Trump\u2019s remarks \u201cindefensible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy not simply: \u2018Melania and I extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to the Reiner family at this very difficult time\u2019?\u201d Urban said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many on both the political left and the right were quick to point to a post from \u201cThe Charlie Kirk Show\u201d executive producer and Turning Point USA Chair Andrew Kolvet, which was published prior to Trump\u2019s Truth Social post. Kolvet praised Reiner for his response to Kirk\u2019s killing in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRob Reiner responded with grace and compassion to Charlie\u2019s assassination. This video makes it all the more painful to hear of he and his wife\u2019s tragic end. May God be close to the broken hearted in this terrible story,\u201d Kolvet wrote late Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the pushback, Trump dug in when asked about the post in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wasn\u2019t a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned,\u201d Trump told reporters, before saying Reiner was a part of \u201cthe Russia Hoax.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think he hurt himself career-wise. He became a deranged person. Trump derangement syndrome. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way shape or form. I thought he was very bad for our country,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic figures, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), former Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Obama, took to social media to offer their condolences to the Reiner family following the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMichelle and I are heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife, Michele. Rob\u2019s achievements in film and television gave us some of our most cherished stories on screen. 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