US President Donald Trump has repeated his criticism of Rob Reiner - after his earlier remarks about the killed Hollywood director, a longtime Trump critic, sparked widespread condemnation.
The US president told reporters the director was very bad for our country, having earlier written on Truth Social that Reiner's death was linked to Trump derangement syndrome - a term he often uses to describe his critics.
Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were found dead at their Los Angeles home on Sunday, and police have arrested their son Nick on suspicion of murder.
In his social media post, Trump criticizes Reiner, saying: He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump. These comments were widely criticized, including by prominent Republicans.
Kentucky representative Thomas Massie, a Republican, stated, this is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered, while Georgia's Marjorie Taylor Greene emphasized the need for empathy instead of political discourse during family tragedies.
Additional criticism came from Senator John Kennedy, who remarked that Trump should have refrained from commenting. Despite this backlash from within his party, Trump has maintained his negative views towards Reiner, describing him as a deranged person linked to the false collusion claims against him.
Reiner, a lifelong Democrat and prominent liberal, had been a vocal critic of Trump, famously labeling him as mentally unfit for office in 2017. In a grim twist, the very language Trump employs to describe his critics continues to haunt the political landscape, raising questions about decorum in the face of tragedy.
As the investigation into Reiner's murder unfolds, the focus on Trump's inflammatory remarks adds a complex layer to an already tragic narrative. With seasoned film credentials, Reiner, known for films like *This is Spinal Tap* and *A Few Good Men*, leaves behind a legacy that transcends his political disagreements with Trump.
