Top conservative rebukes of Trump for 'grotesque' Rob Reiner death post: 'Completely inappropriate'
President Donald Trump fielded intense backlash from many in his political base for what some described as "awful" and "grotesque" comments on Monday in response to the gruesome deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner.
The Reiners were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday in what authorities have linked to their 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, who has struggled for years with drug addiction and homelessness.
Their bodies were reportedly found with their throats slashed and multiple stab wounds.
Trump took to Truth Social on Monday to mockingly attribute the grisly death of Rob Reiner, who was an outspoken Trump critic, to a bad case of "Trump Derangement Syndrome."
"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 to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME," Trump posted.
"He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump, with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, perhaps like never before," Trump added.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) December 15, 2025
Trump later doubled down on his unflattering assessment of Reiner when asked in the Oval Office on Monday afternoon if he stood by his Truth Social post.
"Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned," he said. "The Russia hoax, he was one of the people behind it. I think he hurt himself career-wise; he became like a deranged person — Trump Derangement Syndrome — so I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape or form. I thought he was very bad for our country."
Here is a list of some of the top rebukes of Trump from conservative-leaning figures over his response to Reiner's death.
