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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The Daily SignalTrump Should Seize This Opportunity To Correct His Unforced Error
By Peter Parisi, The Daily Signal | December 31, 2025 I voted for Donald Trump for president three times, and would again, but his social media post about Rob Reiner after the recent killing of the leftist Hollywood actor-director was unpresidential and, to say the least, uncharitable. But it was an unforced error that Trump will have the opportunity next week to make amends for. The president should seize that opportunity, because the Dec. 15 T…
Trump’s ‘eulogy’ for Rob Reiner and the question of decency
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Trump’s comments on Reiner are a test of the GOP’s character (Opinion)
By Mary Anna Mancuso There are moments when politics should be put aside and human decency take precedent. The murder of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner on Sunday is one of them. Earlier this week, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to share his thoughts on the death of Reiner and his wife, who were found dead by their daughter in their California home. Their son, Nick Reiner, was arrested and charged wi…
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