{"id":1037,"date":"2025-12-18T23:59:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/?p=1037"},"modified":"2025-12-18T23:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:59:03","slug":"donald-trump-hits-back-after-being-slammed-for-offensive-rob-reiner-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/?p=1037","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump hits back after being slammed for offensive Rob Reiner \u2018tribute\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3050\" src=\"https:\/\/akihideshikikawa.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-15-240x300.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/akihideshikikawa.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-15-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/akihideshikikawa.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-15.jpg 513w\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite facing widespread backlash over his inflammatory comments following Rob Reiner\u2019s tragic death, President Donald Trump is refusing to back down \u2013 intensifying his attacks by insisting the acclaimed filmmaker was \u201cderanged\u201d and \u201cvery bad for our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The entertainment world was shaken over the weekend by the deaths of acclaimed filmmaker Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele, 68.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1691648\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The couple was found dead in their Los Angeles home on Dec. 14, both having suffered fatal knife wounds, authorities confirmed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<div id=\"readupdatednews.com_responsive_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The tragedy deepened when it was revealed that their son, Nick Reiner, 32, had been taken into custody in connection with their deaths.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Very loud argument\u2019<br \/>\nAccording to TMZ, the father and son \u2013 who reportedly struggles with addiction \u2013 had a \u201cvery loud argument\u201d the night before, during a Christmas party hosted by Conan O\u2019Brien.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"readupdatednews.com_responsive_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cNick was freaking everyone out, acting crazy, kept asking people if they were famous,\u201d a source told People about the heated moment that motivated the couple\u2019s departure from the party.<\/p>\n<p>The next afternoon, the bodies of Reiner, who most recently directed Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, and his wife were found by their daughter, 28-year Romy.<\/p>\n<p>Grossly offensive post<br \/>\nWhile tributes poured in from across the film and political communities, U.S. President Donald Trump drew sharp criticism for a statement he made on his Truth Social account shortly after the news broke.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than offering condolences, Trump used the moment to attack Reiner, suggesting that the director had succumbed to a condition he described as \u201cTrump Derangement Syndrome\u201d (TDS).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA 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,\u201d Trump, 79, wrote in a Dec. 15 post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe 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!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tone and timing of the post were widely condemned, even by Trump\u2019s usual allies.<\/p>\n<p>What MAGA supporters said<br \/>\n\u201cAs a MAGA I have tried my best to support you every step of the way but not this time. EVERY human. I repeat EVERY human deserves respect during something like this. I am ashamed that you posted that. You must humble yourself and ask for forgiveness in what was a very HUGE lapse in judgement,\u201d one supporter wrote in the comment section of Trump\u2019s post.<\/p>\n<p>A second online user shared: \u201cTake down this post, Mr. President. It is tasteless and inappropriate. It is unbecoming of you and the presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are better than this. Three time voter for you Mr. President but wow\u2026\u201d added a third.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans reps weighed in<br \/>\nGeorgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG) distanced herself from the president\u2019s remarks, calling them inappropriate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRob Reiner and his wife were tragically killed at the hands of their own son, who reportedly had drug addiction and other issues, and their remaining children are left in serious mourning and heartbreak. This is a family tragedy, not about politics or political enemies,\u201d MGT captioned a Facebook post that included a screenshot of Trump\u2019s original message.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s incredibly difficult and should be met with empathy especially when it ends in murder,\u201d she concluded the post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2000622539836682413&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Freadupdatednews.com%2F2025%2F12%2F17%2Fdonald-trump-hits-back-after-being-slammed-for-offensive-rob-reiner-tribute%2F&amp;sessionId=1a48d2f8d8f968765be9e59a355559cf72068876&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2000622539836682413\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie \u2013 a Trump devotee \u2013 also criticized the president\u2019s words.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegardless of how you felt about Rob Reiner, this is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered. I guess my elected GOP colleagues, the VP, and White House staff will just ignore it because they\u2019re afraid? I challenge anyone to defend it,\u201d Massie wrote on X alongside a screenshot of Trump\u2019s post.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press (AP) reports that Republican Reps. Mike Lawler of New York and Stephanie Bice of Oklahoma \u2013 neither outspoken critics of Trump \u2013 also condemned Trump\u2019s controversial message, marking a rare instance of dissent from within his own party.<\/p>\n<p>Doubled down on disdain<br \/>\nDespite the backlash, Trump shockingly refused to backdown and only further emphasized his disdain for Reiner while speaking to reporters during a brief media Q&amp;A.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t a fan of his at all,\u201d Trump said during a Q&amp;A with reporters, per AP. \u201cHe was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Referring to himself in the third person, the president continued his attacks, claiming that Reiner was a \u201cfriend of Russia, controlled by Russia,\u201d and \u201cvery bad for our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was one of the people behind it [the Russia hoax],\u201d POTUS claimed. \u201cI think he hurt himself career wise\u2026[He] became a deranged person. Trump derangement syndrome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Mentally unfit\u2019 to lead country<br \/>\nReiner, who directed classics such as When Harry Met Sally, The Princess Bride, and A Few Good Men, was an outspoken critic of Trump and even said he was \u201cmentally unfit\u201d to lead the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump is the single most unqualified human being to ever assume the presidency of the United States. He is mentally unfit,\u201d Reiner told Variety in 2017. \u201cNot only does he not understand how government works, he has no interest in trying to find out how it works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on Trump\u2019s insensitive rant? Do you agree with Reiner saying he\u2019s \u201cmentally unfit\u201d to be lead the country? Please let us know your thoughts in the comment section and then share this story so we can get the conversation going!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite facing widespread backlash over his inflammatory comments following Rob Reiner\u2019s tragic death, President Donald Trump is refusing to back down \u2013 intensifying his attacks by insisting the acclaimed filmmaker &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1037"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1038,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1037\/revisions\/1038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}