Trump recently attacked Rob Reiner in very harsh terms after news broke that Reiner and his wife had been killed.
Main social media post
Trump wrote that Reiner and his wife died “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 also described Reiner as “a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star.”
Follow‑up comments to reporters
When later questioned by reporters, Trump doubled down and called Reiner “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 that he thought Reiner was “very bad for our country.”
Context and reaction
Trump tied Reiner’s killing to what he called the director’s “raging obsession” with him, saying Reiner had driven people “CRAZY” with his anti‑Trump views, even as police have not linked the murder to politics. The remarks prompted rare public criticism from some Republicans, who called Trump’s comments “wrong,” “inappropriate,” and “disrespectful” given Reiner had just been murdered.
