Rob Reiner passed away due to ‘unyielding and incurable Trump Derangement Syndrome’, says Donald Trump
Reiner was a harsh critic of Trump and had called him "mentally unfit” to be president and the "single most unqualified human being to ever assume the presidency of the United States."
Rob Reiner was a critic of US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)
As Hollywood continues to be in shock over the death of director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, after they were found dead at their home in Los Angeles, US President Donald Trump has paid an unfaltering ‘tribute’ to one of his harshest critics.
Director Rob Reiner attends the premiere for “LBJ” on day 8 of the Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, in Toronto. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)
‘Reiner had Trump Derangement Syndrome’
According to a Truth Social post by Trump, 78-year-old Reiner passed away due to the anger he caused others through his incurable affliction with Trump Derangement Syndrome.
“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,” Trump said.
What is Trump Derangement Syndrome
Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is a derivative of Bush Derangement Syndrome, which was coined by psychiatrist and conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer in 2002 to describe criticism of then-president George Bush.
Many Trump supporters and the US President himself have used TDS to attack his critics, saying that they suffer from a “mental condition in which a person has been driven effectively insane due to their dislike of Donald Trump, to the point at which they will abandon all logic and reason.”
According to Trump, Reiner “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.”
Trump ended the post saying, “May Rob and Michele rest in peace!”
Reiner called Trump mentally unfit, warned about autocracy
Reiner was a harsh critic of Trump and had called him “mentally unfit” to be president and the “single most unqualified human being to ever assume the presidency of the United States.”
Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner arrive on the red carpet at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors gala dinner, Dec. 2, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
In a 2024 interview ahead of the US Presidential elections, Reiner told The Guardian that Trump’s election could lead to America turning from a democracy into an “autocracy.”
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He also referred to Trump as a “criminal,” and that he “basically lies every minute of his life.”
In September, after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel, Reiner, who appeared on CNN, had said: “This may be the last time you ever see me because… there’s only a couple of us that are speaking out in this hard way. And I, we, hope and we know that there will be others.”
He added, “Trump has declared war on this democracy. He throws people out of the country without due process. He takes funds that were appropriated by Congress, refuses to distribute them, in clear contradiction to the Constitution, the separation of powers.”
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Rob Reiner was a critic of US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP) 
