Donald Trump has instructed that the dying of Rob Reiner and his spouse Michele had been as a result of Oscar-nominated director’s “paranoia” and “obsession” with the president.
“Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, however as soon as very proficient film director and comedy star, has handed away, collectively together with his spouse, Michele, reportedly as a result of anger he brought on others by his huge, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a thoughts crippling illness referred to as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, generally known as TDS,” Trump wrote in an insensitive publish on Truth Social Monday.
The 78-year-old and his spouse, 68, had been discovered stabbed to dying of their Los Angeles residence Sunday night. The couple’s son Nick Reiner has since been taken into custody.
The tone of Trump’s publish, which was broadly condemned on-line, different wildly, describing the scenario as “very unhappy” earlier than happening to blast the actor – who has recognized to have been a vocal critic of the present administration.
“He was recognized to have pushed folks CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump, together with his apparent paranoia reaching new heights because the Trump Administration surpassed all targets and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, maybe like by no means earlier than. May Rob and Michele relaxation in peace!” he wrote.
Prior to his dying, Reiner had constantly blasted Trump and his potential to function president, telling Variety in 2017 that he was “the single-most unqualified human-being to ever assume the Presidency of the United States.
“He is mentally unfit. Not solely does he not perceive how authorities works, he has little interest in looking for out the way it works,” Reiner advised the outlet, following the discharge of his biopic “LBJ.”
In October, throughout an interview with MSNBC, Reiner even issued a name to motion to high-profile figures towards Trump and saying it was “our job now” to push again towards the president’s actions, following the mobilization of the National Guard in a number of main cities throughout the nation and Trump’s assaults on free speech.
“It’s past McCarthy era-esque,” Reiner stated. “That feels quaint in comparison with what’s happening in America proper now. The Hollywood group may be very a lot conscious of their First Amendment rights being infringed. So, we’re nicely conscious of what’s occurring.
“But our job now, as communicators, is to start out speaking to the remainder of the nation, to allow them to know what’s going to occur to them.”
Trump’s publish was blasted by critics on-line, together with by his former ally Marjorie Taylor Greene.
“Rob Reiner and his spouse had been tragically killed by the hands of their very own son, who reportedly had drug dependancy and different points, and their remaining youngsters are left in severe mourning and heartbreak. This is a household tragedy, not about politics or political enemies,” Greene wrote on X.
“Many households cope with a member of the family with drug dependancy and psychological well being points. It’s extremely tough and must be met with empathy particularly when it ends in homicide.”
“This is a dreadful factor to say a couple of man who simply bought murdered by his troubled son. Delete it, Mr President,” added British TV presenter Piers Morgan wrote on X.
GOP rep. Thomas Massie wrote: “Regardless of the way you felt about Rob Reiner, that is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse a couple of man who was simply brutally murdered.”
Others pointed to similarities in how Reiner himself had reacted to the assassination of MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk earlier this 12 months. “The president’s TruthSocial publish in regards to the Reiners’ horrific deaths is kind of a distinction from how Rob Reiner reacted to the homicide of Charlie Kirk,” wrote CNN anchor Jake Tapper.
In an interview with Morgan following Kirk’s dying, Reiner described the incident as “past perception.” “That ought to by no means occur to anyone, I don’t care what your political views are, that ought to by no means occur to anybody,” he stated.
The our bodies of Reiner and his spouse had been reportedly found by their daughter Romy, who lives close by. The deaths are being investigated as homicides.
Nick Reiner, the celeb couple’s son, was arrested at 9.15 p.m. Sunday, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department information present, and is being held on $4 million bail.
The 32-year-old has been charged with a felony however no different particulars had been instantly out there.
