Claim:
An authentic Truth Social post from U.S. President Donald Trump attributed the deaths of film director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, to “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
Rating:
A rumor circulate online in December 2025 that U.S. President Donald Trump made a post on Truth Social that attributed the deaths of film director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, to “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
For example, users posted a screenshot of the alleged post on Bluesky (archived), Facebook (archived), Instagram (archived), Threads (archived), TikTok (archived) and X (archived).
Snopes readers emailed to ask whether the president truly made the post. For example, one asked, “Did Trump blame Robert Reiner’s death on his hatred of Trump?” Another person messaged, “Did Trump really say Rob Reiner’s murder was because that he had Trump Derangement Syndrome?” One emailer simply wanted to know, “Is this a real post by Trump?”
In short, the Truth Social post (archived) by Trump was real.
(Donald Trump/Truth Social)
The post read as follows:
A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. 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. 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, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, perhaps like never before. May Rob and Michele rest in peace!
We contacted the White House by email to ask if the administration had any additional comment, including whether Trump’s official stance was that the Reiners died because of “Trump Derangement Syndrome” — a saying Trump and his supporters use to describe people who have differences with the president and his administration. We will update this article if we receive any further information.
The Associated Press reported the Reiners were found dead at their Los Angeles home on Dec. 14 in an apparent stabbing, citing an anonymous law enforcement official. The AP later reported that 32-year-old Nick Reiner, one of the Reiners’ children, had been arrested.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department records showed Nick Reiner was arrested 9:15 p.m. Dec. 14 and booked at 5:04 a.m. the following morning on a felony charge, with bail set at $4 million.
Rob Reiner, known for his directing of films including “Stand by Me,” “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally,” “Misery” and “A Few Good Men,” was 78. Michele Reiner, a film producer, was 68. Rob Reiner was politically active and had spoken out against Trump and his two administrations.
Sources
Brown, Bridget, et al. “Live Updates: Rob Reiner’s Son Nick Charged with Murdering Director-Actor and Wife.” The Associated Press, https://apnews.com/live/rob-michele-reiner-dead-updates. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
Coyle, Jake. “Rob Reiner, Son of a Comedy Giant Who Became One in Turn, Dies at 78.” The Associated Press, 15 Dec. 2025, https://apnews.com/article/rob-reiner-dead-9a87be595a7da742394829afc6f1132e.
Kornick, Lindsay. “Rob Reiner Warns Country Has One Year before Entering ‘full-on Autocracy’ under Trump.” Fox News, 5 Oct. 2025, https://www.foxnews.com/media/rob-reiner-warns-country-has-one-year-before-entering-full-on-autocracy-under-trump.
“Michele Reiner | Producer, Camera and Electrical Department, Actress.” IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0802007/.
“Rob Reiner | Actor, Writer, Producer.” IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001661/.
