Donald Trump Calls Rob Reiner 'Tortured And Struggling' Director, Says He Died Due To 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'

Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead in their Brentwood home in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon. The deaths are being investigated as a homicide by the Los Angeles Police Department, with reports indicating that the couple was stabbed to death. While the whole of Hollywood mourned the demise of the veteran director, US President Donald Trump mocked their passing. He ridiculed their death, saying that Reiner died due to "incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as Trump Derangement Syndrome." Not just this, he also characterised Reiner as a "tortured and struggling" director who was "once very talented".

Donald Trump ridicules the death of Rob Reiner

Taking to his Truth Social handle, Trump wrote, "A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. 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, sometimes referred to as TDS."

He further wrote, "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. May Rob and Michele rest in peace!"

Rob Reiner had strong political views and was a prominent progressive voice, advocating for Democratic candidates, gay rights, and political causes in California. Though he once considered running for the Governor's office, he chose to focus on activism rather than elected positions.

Rob Reiner and Michele's son, Nick Reiner taken into custody

A source close to PEOPLE claimed that Nick had killed his parents. It seems the rumours are true, as the Los Angeles Police Department has taken 32-year-old Nick into custody as a prime suspect. According to The New York Times, the night before the couple was found dead, they had attended a holiday party with their son Nick at the home of Conan O’Brien. The father-son duo got into a nasty verbal fight, with Rob Reiner pointing at the inappropriate behaviour of his son.

Rob Reiner was one of the talented directors in the film industry, who has given memorable movies like Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, Misery and A Few Good Men, among others. Reiner is survived by his children, Jake, Nick, and Romy, and was the adoptive father of actress Tracy Reiner, daughter of his first wife, the late Penny Marshall.

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