UPDATE — 12/15/25, 4:52 p.m. ET: President Donald Trump is doubling down on his earlier crucial feedback about Rob Reiner after the director was murdered in his house on Sunday, December 14.
Whereas addressing the media on Monday, December 15, a reporter requested Trump, 79, if he stood by his remarks about Reiner after a number of Republican officers condemned the president’s assertion.
“Properly, I wasn’t a fan of his in any respect,” he mentioned. “He was a deranged individual so far as Trump is anxious.”
Trump added that he believed Reiner was “unhealthy for our nation” because the director was outspoken in opposition to the administration.
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President Donald Trump spoke out concerning the tragic deaths of director Rob Reiner and his spouse, Michele Reiner — and claimed he knew why the Hollywood couple was killed.
On Monday, December 15, hours after Rob, 78, and Michele, 68, have been discovered useless inside their Los Angeles mansion, Trump, 79, took to his Fact Social platform.
“A really unhappy factor occurred final night time in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, however as soon as very gifted film director and comedy star, has handed away, collectively along with his spouse, Michele, reportedly because of the anger he brought about others by his huge, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a thoughts crippling illness often known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, typically known as TDS,” Trump wrote.
“He was recognized to have pushed individuals CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump, along with his apparent paranoia reaching new heights because the Trump Administration surpassed all objectives and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, maybe like by no means earlier than,” he added earlier than ending with, “Might Rob and Michele relaxation in peace!”
As Us beforehand reported, Rob and Michele have been discovered inside their house on Sunday, December 14. “It’s with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner,” a spokesperson for the household mentioned. “We’re heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privateness throughout this unbelievably troublesome time.”
Per TMZ, Rob and Michele “suffered lacerations per a knife,” and the Los Angeles Police Division is investigating the matter.
Rob Reiner and his spouse Michele Singer Reiner. Michael Tran / AFP
Rob and Michele’s son Nick Reiner was arrested by the LAPD and is at present in custody over allegations of homicide. Nick struggled with drug habit for years. In 2016, he spoke to Individuals about being homeless for a interval of his life.
“I used to be homeless in Maine. I used to be homeless in New Jersey. I used to be homeless in Texas,” Nick, 32, mentioned. “I spent nights on the road. I spent weeks on the road. It was not enjoyable.”
“I met loopy nice individuals there, so out of my ingredient. Now, I’ve been house for a extremely very long time, and I’ve kind of gotten acclimated again to being in L.A. and being round my household. However there was lots of darkish years there,” Nick instructed the outlet on the time.
Rob wed Michele in 1989. The duo shared three kids: Nick, son Jake and daughter Romy. The director additionally had an adopted daughter, Tracy, along with his first spouse, Penny Marshall.
Following the information of his homicide, numerous celebrities spoke out to honor Rob.
Former President Barack Obama wrote, “Michelle [Obama] and I are heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved spouse, Michele.”
Billy Crystal and Larry David have been noticed at Rob Reiner’s Brentwood house following the information of his demise. A number of shops have confirmed that Crystal, 77, and David, 78 — who have been Reiner’s longtime associates and collaborators — arrived individually on the late actor and director’s home on Sunday, December 14. Video footage obtained by ABC […]
“Rob’s achievements in movie and tv gave us a few of our most cherished tales on display. However beneath the entire tales he produced was a deep perception within the goodness of individuals — and a lifelong dedication to placing that perception into motion,” Obama, 64, added. “Collectively, he and his spouse lived lives outlined by objective. They are going to be remembered for the values they championed and the numerous individuals they impressed. We ship our deepest condolences to all who beloved them.”
Kathy Bates, who received an Oscar for her position in Rob’s movie Distress, mentioned, “I beloved Rob. He was sensible and sort, a person who made movies of each style to problem himself as an artist.”
Bates, 77, added, “He additionally fought courageously for his political views. He modified the course of my life. [Michele] was a gifted photographer. She shot my stunning photographs for the Distress marketing campaign. My coronary heart breaks for them each. My ideas are with their household.”
