Donald Trump's Ego Reaches Stunning New Low With Insensitive Rob Reiner Statement

By Erick Massoto
image of Donald Trump looking at the camera inside the White House noamgalai/Shutterstock

Today, Hollywood woke up to some terrible news about world-famous director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner. The couple was found dead inside their home in Los Angeles, having been reportedly stabbed on the night of December 14, and the main suspect is the couple's own son, Nick Reiner (per People). As if the story wasn't baffling and tragic enough, President Donald J. Trump decided to interrupt whatever he was doing this morning in order to write a less-than-friendly post about the news.

Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to prove that there's no such thing as rock bottom for his ego issues. The actor (famous for "All in the Family") and director of such classics as "The Princess Bride," "Stand By Me," and "This Is Spinal Tap," and "Misery," was vocal in his opposition of the Trump administration, so of course, the country's commander-in-chief couldn't resist the opportunity to attack a man who can no longer defend himself.

"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," Trump wrote in his offensive missive. He turned his insulting obituary into a piece of self-promotion, writing, "[Reiner's] 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." With his message, Trump showed that he's completely out of touch with the average American, considering his approval rating on the economy has hit a record low of 31% according to a December 12 survey.

The circumstances of Rob Reiner's death are chilling

image of the late director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Reiner smiling at the red carpet of an event lev radin/Shutterstock

It would've been bad enough for Donald Trump to have published this kind of message if Rob Reiner had died of natural causes, but the circumstances of the Oscar nominee's death made Trump's commentary even more insensitive. Trump has never been one to keep his ego in check, and he seemingly tries to make his feuds as public as possible. Fortunately, other celebrities have been far more thoughtful with their comments as they take to social media to mourn the death of the director and his wife.

Reiner's adopted daughter, Tracy Reiner, revealed to NBC News that the family had gathered the night before her father's death, which made the events that followed all the more horrifying. "I came from the greatest family ever. I don't know what to say. I'm in shock," she stated.

So far, the information that has been revealed to the public is that Reiner and his wife were found with stab wounds in their home on Sunday afternoon. Nick Reiner, the couple's son and main suspect, was arrested and is currently being held on $4 million bail. Nick has been battling substance abuse for years, revealing to People in 2016, "I was homeless in Maine. I was homeless in New Jersey. I was homeless in Texas. I spent nights on the street. I spent weeks on the street. It was not fun." He co-wrote a film about his story, "Being Charlie," which Rob Reiner directed.

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