Hollywood is in an uproar following former President Donald Trump’s comments about the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife.

On Monday, Trump took to Truth Social to claim that the director’s death was linked to “the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

Rob and Michele Reiner were tragically found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles residence on Sunday, with their son, Nick, being taken into custody in connection to the murders.

The former president’s remarks were met with fierce criticism from both Hollywood insiders and Republican figures in Washington, D.C.

“What a disgusting and vile statement,” expressed Patrick Schwarzenegger, reacting to Trump’s post.

TV host Piers Morgan wrote on X: ‘This is a dreadful thing to say about a man who just got murdered by his troubled son. Delete it, Mr President.’

Whoopi Goldberg paid an emotional tribute to the When Harry Met Sally director on The View and followed it with a furious rebuke for the president.

‘I was lucky enough to get directed by him in Ghosts of Mississippi,’ Goldberg said. ‘He was also an outspoken activist and quite a guy, quite an amazing man.’ 

‘I don’t understand the man in that White House, because he talked so much about Charlie Kirk and caring, and suddenly this is what he puts out. Have you no shame? No shame at all? Can you get any lower? I don’t think so,’ she added.

Whoopi Goldberg gave an emotional tribute to the When Harry Met Sally director on The View and followed it with a furious rebuke for the president

Patrick Schwarzenegger (pictured with his wife Abby Champion) called Trump’s statement ‘disgusting and vile’

President Donald Trump is facing pushback for his statement on famous American film director Rob Reiner’s apparent murder

Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday

Rob Reiner and his wife Michele (left) are pictured (L-R) with their daughter Romy, son Nick, daughter-in-law Maria Gilfillan and son Jake Reiner in September 2025, their last public appearance as a family

Comedian Bridget Phetasy said: ‘No one has worse TDS than Trump.’

Actor and Trump-supporter Rob Schneider wrote on Sunday: ‘I am deeply saddened. Every life is sacred and given by God, our creator. One of the most accomplished American directors who ever lived, his movies have been adored by generations.’ 

Several Republicans condemned the president’s statement. 

‘Regardless of how you felt about Rob Reiner, this is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered,’ GOP Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky wrote on X.

‘I guess my elected GOP colleagues, the VP, and White House staff will just ignore it because they’re afraid? I challenge anyone to defend it.’

Republican Congressman Don Bacon said: ‘I’d expect to hear something like this from a drunk guy at a bar, not the President of the United States. Can the President be presidential?’ 

Former Trump ally Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene also went after Trump’s harsh remarks. 

‘Rob Reiner and his wife were tragically killed at the hands of their own son, who reportedly had drug addiction and other issues, and their remaining children are left in serious mourning and heartbreak.’

‘This is a family tragedy, not about politics or political enemies. Many families deal with a family member with drug addiction and mental health issues. It’s incredibly difficult and should be met with empathy especially when it ends in murder.’

Actor and Trump-supporter Rob Schneider wrote on Sunday: ‘I am deeply saddened. Every life is sacred and given by God, our creator. One of the most accomplished American directors who ever lived, his movies have been adored by generations’

Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner attend the Human Rights Campaign’s 2025 Los Angeles Dinner honoring Ashley Park and Hannah Einbinder at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California

Reiner and his son Nick attend the premiere of Being Charlie in New York in 2016. Nick worked on the film from rehab and collaborated with his director father on the project

Flowers are left beside the late director’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star today

Firefighters reportedly called police to the scene just minutes after they arrived; police are seen outside the home on Sunday night

The Reiners’ son Nick, 32, is in custody and has been booked for murder after the Hollywood director and his wife were found knifed to death, sources have told the Daily Mail.

They allegedly had their throats slit after a heated argument with a relative, understood to be Nick, turned deadly at their $13.5 million LA mansion on Sunday afternoon.

Reiner made many of the best-known movies of the 1980s and 1990s, including Stand By Me and The Princess Bride, legal thriller A Few Good Men, and romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally.

Michele, a photographer, shot Trump’s portrait for his magnum opus, The Art of the Deal.