Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama, left, attend the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 20, 2024. Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, right, appear at a red carpet event. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds; Kent Nishimura / AFP)
Trump on Monday called Rob Reiner "a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star" and suggested — without evidence — that he died "due to the anger he caused others" because of what Trump described as "Trump derangement syndrome."
Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Reiner, 68, were discovered stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home on Sunday. Their son, Nick Reiner, was arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with their deaths, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. He is being held without bail after it was previously set at $4 million.
Michelle Obama went on to say the Reiners "were the kind of people who were ready to put their actions behind what they cared about."
Rob Reiner, center, and wife, Michele Singer, left, and son, Nick Reiner, right, attend Teen Vogue's Back-to-School Saturday kick-off event at The Grove on Aug. 9, 2013, in Los Angeles, California. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Teen Vogue)
Obama wrote that he and Michelle are "heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife, Michele."
"Rob’s achievements in film and television gave us some of our most cherished stories on screen," he said. "But beneath all of the stories he produced was a deep belief in the goodness of people — and a lifelong commitment to putting that belief into action. Together, he and his wife lived lives defined by purpose. They will be remembered for the values they championed and the countless people they inspired. We send our deepest condolences to all who loved them."
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