Trump attacks Rob Reiner after killings as police arrest director’s son in Los Angeles probe
Los Angeles: US president Donald Trump sparked outrage on Monday after launching a crude attack on filmmaker Rob Reiner following the director and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner’s death in Los Angeles.
Trump claimed Reiner died “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.”
“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,” Trump posted.
The comments came as tributes poured in for Reiner, the acclaimed Hollywood director, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, who were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday.
Police said they were treating the case as an “apparent homicide,” while several US media outlets cited law enforcement sources as saying the couple had been stabbed.
Celebrity news website TMZ, which first reported the deaths, said their throats were cut by a family member during an argument.
Son taken into custody in homicide probe
Los Angeles police took Reiner’s son into custody in connection with the case, according to US media reports on Monday.
Networks CBS and ABC said Nick Reiner was arrested, and the Los Angeles Times reported he was booked into the Los Angeles County jail on suspicion of murder, citing jail records.
Los Angeles deputy police chief Alan Hamilton had said earlier they were seeking to interview "every family member".
Reiner directed classic films including 1984's rock music mockumentary "This is Spinal Tap," fantasy gem "The Princess Bride" from 1987, and the 1992 courtroom drama "A Few Good Men."
His films spanned everything from laugh-out-loud comedy to searing drama and earned him a global following.
Reiner was politically active and an outspoken supporter of progressive causes -- potentially a reason for the extraordinary statement by Trump on Monday less than a day after the killings.
AFP
Published: 15 Dec 2025, 10:40 pm IST
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