Overview
- Rob and Michele Reiner were found dead in their Brentwood home, and their 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, was arrested and is being held on $4 million bail as the homicide investigation continues.
- Police have not released an official cause of death, though multiple outlets citing unnamed law‑enforcement sources report the couple suffered stab wounds.
- President Trump posted on Truth Social that Reiner’s death was due to “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” a claim offered without evidence, and suggested the director had driven people “crazy” with criticism of him.
- Asked later at the White House, Trump reaffirmed his stance, calling Reiner “deranged” and “very bad for our country,” despite a wave of criticism from Democrats and several Republicans.
- Reaction on the right fractured: a Fox News Special Report panel called Trump’s comments “beneath the office,” Republicans including Thomas Massie, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mike Lawler, Stephanie Bice and Don Bacon rebuked him, some influencers defended him, and a Western Journal editor labeled the post a political misstep that could backfire in 2026.