Even MAGA Can't Stomach Trump's Vile Rob Reiner Post
· Yahoo NewsWASHINGTON ― Several Republicans rebuked President Donald Trump on Monday over his creepy social media post about the killing of director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner.
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) ― right-wingers who’ve been on the president’s bad side lately ― reacted with disgust to Trump musing that the two were murdered because of Reiner’s “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
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“Regardless of how you felt about Rob Reiner, this is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered,” Massie wrote on X, above an image of the president’s post.
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“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,” Massie said.
Reps. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.) also chimed in.
“We should be lifting the family up in prayer, not making this about politics,” Bice said.
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“This statement is wrong,” Lawler wrote. “It’s a horrible tragedy that should engender sympathy and compassion from everyone in our country, period.”
Trump wrote Monday that Reiner and his wife had died “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.”
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Elsewhere in the MAGAverse, Trump’s post drew negative commentary from former ESPN host Sage Steele, who called it “disappointing” and “unnecessary,” and from Jenna Ellis, who worked as an attorney for Trump’s 2020 campaign.
“The Right uniformly condemned political and celebratory responses to Charlie Kirk’s death,” Ellis wrote on X. “This is a horrible example from Trump (and surprising considering the two attempts on his own life) and should be condemned by everyone with any decency.”
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On Monday afternoon, without specifically mentioning the Reiner post, the conservative commentator Erick Erickson noted a general exhaustion among setting in among some of the president’s supporters.
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“We are not a full year into the Trump administration and exhaustion is setting in for even people who voted for the president. At some point, the people looking to 2028 have to wonder how they mitigate being so tied to that which exhausts everybody,” Erickson wrote.
Reiner, director of films including “The Princess Bride” and “When Harry Met Sally,” had criticized Trump, once calling him “the single-most unqualified human being to ever assume the presidency of the United States.”
The Reiners were found stabbed to death in their home on Sunday. Police have arrested their 32-year-old son but haven’t announced charges. The younger Reiner has struggled with addiction and homelessness.
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Greene and Massie were the quickest to criticize Trump’s statement.
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“This is a family tragedy, not about politics or political enemies,” Greene wrote. “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.”
Greene was one of Trump’s biggest supporters in Congress before their falling-out this year over her support of Massie’s legislation to force the Justice Department to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, the late ****** predator who was Trump’s friend.
The posts by sitting members of Congress were remarkable ― for a decade, most elected Republicans have sought to avoid commenting on Trump’s outrageous social media activity. Lawmakers typically tell reporters they haven’t had a chance to see what the president has said.
Earlier this year, after the president posted a video of himself piloting a jet that dumped excrement on “No Kings” protesters, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) laughed off a question by saying Trump is just a great poster.
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“The president uses social media to make a point. You can argue he’s probably the most effective person who’s ever used social media for that,” Johnson said.
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The spontaneous public criticism from members of Johnson’s conference on Monday is another small signal that Trump’s grip on his party has slipped.