US President Donald Trump has repeated his criticism of Rob Reiner - after his earlier remarks about the killed Hollywood director, a longtime Trump critic, sparked widespread condemnation.
The US president told reporters the director was very bad for our country, having earlier written on Truth Social that Reiner's death was linked to Trump derangement syndrome - a term he often uses to describe his critics.
Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were found dead at their Los Angeles home on Sunday, and police have arrested their son Nick on suspicion of murder.
They have not suggested any motive in the case, or any evidence that Reiner's politics and criticism of Trump played any role.
In his social media post, which called the couple's deaths very sad, Trump criticised Reiner, saying: He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump.\p>
Those comments were widely criticised, including by prominent Republicans.
Kentucky representative Thomas Massie, a Republican who has clashed with Trump since the president returned to the White House in January, wrote on X: Regardless of how you felt about Rob Reiner, this is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered.\p>
Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was once a staunch supporter of Trump before recently becoming a frequent critic, stated that this is a family tragedy, not about politics or political enemies and that the murders should be met with empathy.
Senator John Kennedy remarked that he thought Trump should not have made the comments, suggesting that they detracted from Trump's policy achievements.
Reiner was a lifelong Democrat and prominent liberal activist, and frequently spoke out against Trump. The former director was known for films like This is Spinal Tap and A Few Good Men. He married Michele in 1989, and they had three children together, including Nick, who is now in custody as part of the murder investigation.
