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The US president posted that the sudden death of Hollywood director and actor, Rob Reiner, was related to ‘Trump derangement syndrome,’ before repeating this criticism to reporters in the Oval Office several hours later.
Donald Trump has received flack from both Democrats and Republicans this week after publicly criticising Rob Reiner in the wake of his sudden death.
The Hollywood actor and director, well known for his work on films including ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ and ‘Stand By Me,’ was found stabbed to death with his wife, producer Singer Reiner, in their Los Angeles home on Sunday.
Their son, Nick Reiner, was arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held on a $4 million USD bail.
The US president posted on his social media platform Truth Social that Reiner’s death was related to an apparent case of ‘Trump derangement syndrome,’ a pseudo-medical phrase often attached to those who push back against the MAGA movement.
Despite being hit with a wave of backlash from both major US political parties, Trump doubled down in the Oval Office this week, saying that Reiner was ‘very bad for our country.’ He said he ‘wasn’t a fan’ of Rob and credited him with the spread of a ‘Russian hoax.’
You can watch his comments in full below:
Reiner was an active and vocal critic of right-wing politics. During Trump’s first presidential campaign in 2016, Reiner went on record to say that the MAGA movement gave a ‘voice to out and out bigotry,’ and highlighted how extensive media coverage provided it with unnecessary validity.
Later, in 2017, Reiner said that Trump was ‘mentally unfit’ to be president, and in 2024 he insisted that the presidency was a significant threat to democratic principles. He warned that Trump was eroding US standards of decency and in 2018 described him as ‘hypocritical, incompetent, corrupt, ignorant, mentally unstable and racist’ in a since-deleted tweet.
Trump’s response to Rob and Singer Reiner’s deaths has been met with derision, even by some of his most loyal, senior political party members.
Senator John Kennedy commented that Trump ‘should have said nothing,’ for example, adding that his behaviour ‘detracts from his policy achievements.’
