{"id":2199849,"date":"2025-12-15T16:03:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2199849"},"modified":"2025-12-15T16:03:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:03:33","slug":"donald-trump-claims-rob-reiner-was-killed-over-trump-derangement-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/donald-trump-claims-rob-reiner-was-killed-over-trump-derangement-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Claims Rob Reiner Was Killed Over \u2018Trump Derangement Syndrome\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/donald-trump\/\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> spoke out about the tragic death of director <strong>Rob Reiner<\/strong> and his wife, <strong>Michele Reiner<\/strong> \u2014 and claimed he knew why the Hollywood couple was killed, <em>Us Weekly<\/em> can report.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, December 15, hours after Rob, 78, and Michele, 68, were <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/2-people-allegedly-found-dead-in-l-a-home-of-rob-reiner-and-michele-reiner\/\">found dead inside their Los Angeles mansion<\/a>, Trump, 79, took to Truth Social.<\/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 wrote.<\/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,\u201d he added before ending with, \u201cMay Rob and Michele rest in peace!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/rob-reiners-daughter-tracy-reiner-speaks-out-after-his-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/rob-reiners-daughter-tracy-reiner-speaks-out-after-his-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Rob Reiner&#8217;s Daughter Tracy Speaks Out After Legendary Director&#8217;s Death<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tRob Reiner\u2018s daughter Tracy Reiner is speaking out after the director and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their home on Sunday, December 14. \u201cI came from the greatest family ever,\u201d Tracy, 61, told NBC News. \u201cI don\u2019t know what to say. I\u2019m in shock.\u201d Tracy \u2014 who was adopted by Rob [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As <em>Us<\/em> previously reported, Rob and Michele were found inside their home on Sunday, December 14. \u201cIt is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner,\u201d a spokesperson for the family said. \u201cWe are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/14\/two-dead-bodies-found-rob-reiner-house\/\">TMZ<\/a>, Rob and Michele \u201csuffered lacerations consistent with a knife,\u201d and the Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the matter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4195230\" style=\"width: 244px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:123%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4195230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Donald-Trump-Rob-Reiner-Post-inline.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Donald Trump Rob Reiner Post\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Donald-Trump-Rob-Reiner-Post-inline.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Donald-Trump-Rob-Reiner-Post-inline.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Donald-Trump-Rob-Reiner-Post-inline.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Donald-Trump-Rob-Reiner-Post-inline.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Donald-Trump-Rob-Reiner-Post-inline.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Donald-Trump-Rob-Reiner-Post-inline.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Donald-Trump-Rob-Reiner-Post-inline.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Donald-Trump-Rob-Reiner-Post-inline.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Donald-Trump-Rob-Reiner-Post-inline.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Donald-Trump-Rob-Reiner-Post-inline.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Donald-Trump-Rob-Reiner-Post-inline.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Donald-Trump-Rob-Reiner-Post-inline.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Donald-Trump-Rob-Reiner-Post-inline.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Michael Tran \/ AFP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rob and Michele\u2019s son <strong>Nick Reiner<\/strong> was arrested by the LAPD and is currently in custody over allegations of murder. Nick struggled with drug addiction for years. In 2016, he spoke to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/celebrity\/nick-reiner-rob-reiners-son-opens-up-about-drug-addiction-living-on-streets\/\"><em>People<\/em><\/a> about being homeless for a period of his life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was homeless in Maine. I was homeless in New Jersey. I was homeless in Texas,\u201d Nick, 32, said. \u201cI spent nights on the street. I spent weeks on the street. It was not fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI met crazy great people there, so out of my element. Now, I\u2019ve been home for a really long time, and I\u2019ve sort of gotten acclimated back to being in L.A. and being around my family. But there was a lot of dark years there,\u201d Nick told the outlet at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Rob wed Michele in 1989. The duo shared three children: Nick, son <strong>Jake<\/strong> and daughter <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/rob-reiners-family-break-their-silence-after-he-and-wife-michele-die\/\"><strong>Romy<\/strong><\/a>. The director also had an adopted daughter, <strong>Tracy<\/strong>, with his first wife, <strong>Penny Marshall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Following the news of his murder, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/celebrities-react-to-the-deaths-of-rob-reiner-and-his-wife-michele\/\">countless celebrities spoke out to honor Rob<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former President <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/barack-obama\/\"><strong>Barack Obama<\/strong><\/a> wrote, \u201c<strong>Michelle<\/strong> [<strong>Obama<\/strong>] and I are heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife, Michele.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/billy-crystal-and-larry-david-seen-at-rob-reiners-home-after-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Billy-Crystal-and-Larry-David-Spotted-at-Rob-Reiner-Home.jpg?crop=0px%2C41px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=62&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Billy Crystal and Larry David Spotted at Rob Reiner Home\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Billy-Crystal-and-Larry-David-Spotted-at-Rob-Reiner-Home.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/billy-crystal-and-larry-david-seen-at-rob-reiners-home-after-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Billy Crystal and Larry David Seen Outside Rob Reiner\u2019s Home After His Death<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBilly Crystal and Larry David were spotted at Rob Reiner\u2019s Brentwood home following the news of his death. Multiple outlets have confirmed that Crystal, 77, and David, 78 \u2014 who were Reiner\u2019s longtime friends and collaborators \u2014 arrived separately at the late actor and director\u2019s house on Sunday, December 14. Video footage obtained by ABC [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cRob\u2019s achievements in film and television gave us some of our most cherished stories on screen. But beneath all of the stories he produced was a deep belief in the goodness of people \u2014 and a lifelong commitment to putting that belief into action,\u201d Obama, 64, added. \u201cTogether, he and his wife lived lives defined by purpose. They will be remembered for the values they championed and the countless people they inspired. We send our deepest condolences to all who loved them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kathy Bates<\/strong>, who won an Oscar for her role in Rob\u2019s film <em>Misery<\/em>, said, \u201cI loved Rob. He was brilliant and kind, a man who made films of every genre to challenge himself as an artist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bates, 77, added, \u201cHe also fought courageously for his political beliefs. He changed the course of my life. [Michele] was a gifted photographer. She shot my beautiful photos for the Misery campaign. My heart breaks for them both. My thoughts are with their family.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump spoke out about the tragic death of director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner \u2014 and claimed he knew why the Hollywood couple was killed, Us Weekly can report. On Monday, December 15, hours after Rob, 78, and Michele, 68, were found dead inside their Los Angeles mansion, Trump, 79, took [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2199850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24003,21912],"class_list":["post-2199849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-movies"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Donald-Trump-Claims-Rob-Reiner-Was-Killed-Over-\u2018Trump-Derangement.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2199849"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2199851,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199849\/revisions\/2199851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2199850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2199849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2199849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2199849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}