Overview
- Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found with apparent stab wounds on Dec. 14 in Los Angeles, and their 32-year-old son Nick was arrested on homicide charges, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and wire reports.
- President Donald Trump wrote on Dec. 15 that Reiner died due to “TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME,” using language that insulted the director shortly after news of the killings.
- Jack White posted on Instagram calling Trump a “disgusting, vile, egomaniac loser, child” and accused him of exploiting a family tragedy for political vanity.
- Republican representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie criticized Trump’s message on X, calling it disrespectful and inappropriate.
- Public reaction online included widespread tributes to Reiner’s legacy as an actor and director known for films such as The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Stand By Me, A Few Good Men, and Misery.