US EditionTrump says Rob Reiner, victims of possible homicide, died of ‘Trump derangement syndrome’
President Trump suggested the deaths were linked to Reiner's political criticism, prompting widespread condemnation and debate on political rhetoric and responsibility.
- On December 15, 2025, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social offering condolences but alleging Rob Reiner's death was linked to his criticism and TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.
- The couple were found dead Sunday at their Brentwood, Los Angeles home on Chadbourne Avenue with lacerations consistent with a knife, and police are investigating the deaths as an apparent homicide.
- Reiner, 78, was a celebrated filmmaker and actor known for This Is Spinal Tap and The Princess Bride and was an outspoken critic who campaigned for Democratic Party causes.
- Their son, Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested and taken into custody on homicide charges and is being held on $4m bail, according to Los Angeles Sheriff's Office records.
- Public figures offered tributes while critics denounced the post, with Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie, Barack Obama, Kathy Bates, and Stephen King responding Monday.
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Readers sound off on Rob Reiner, Trump’s comments and mental illness
Adding insult to tragedy only deepens the pain Peters Township, Pa.: The horror of the brutal slaying of Rob and Michele Reiner in their Hollywood home was bad enough. What the president said made it worse. President Trump told us that Reiner was a “deranged person” who “drove people crazy,” and that his death was caused by “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” He said, “I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape or form.” When asked about h…
Truth Social users and callers on right-wing media shows are mad about Trump's comments on Rob Reiner
President Donald Trump’s comments on the killing of director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, are drawing widespread criticism after the president posted to Truth Social that the late director’s death was due to “the anger” caused by his “incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.” Callers to multiple right-wing radio shows and users on Trump’s own Truth Social platform have responded n…
Trump Blames “Trump Derangement Syndrome” for Killing of Rob and Michele Reiner
In California, Rob Reiner’s son Nick has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents at their home in Los Angeles. On Monday, President Trump provoked widespread outrage after he blamed the killings on Reiner’s anti-Trump views. On social media, Trump wrote, “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…
Trump’s Rob Reiner Attacks Draw Republican Rebuke
President Donald Trump is facing fierce blowback from figures across the political spectrum, including some members of his own party, after baselessly suggesting that the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner, were a result of the director’s fervent criticism of the President. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Less than 24 hours after the Reiners were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home on Sunday, Trump lambasted Rob Reine…
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When you’re a star …: Convicted felon and President Donald Trump attacked Rob Reiner, the beloved actor and director who was stabbed to death, along with his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, in their Los Angeles home. The president ranted about Reiner in a post on his social media site and doubled down during an interview in the Oval Office. In a social media post, Trump suggested Reiner, who was sharply critical of Trump, caused his own death due t…
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