Donald Trump Disgraces the Human Race with Rob Reiner Comments

This is not the post I want to be writing right now. I was trying to write a tribute to the late Rob Reiner, who not only is fondly remembered for playing Meathead on “All in the Family,” but would become a director who would direct some of the all-time greatest films. We’re talking “A Few Good Men,” “The American President,” “Stand by Me,” “Misery,” and…ok, he DID direct “North” (one of the worst movies I’ve seen in my life), but even Steven Spielberg had his “1942,” so I’m willing to forgive when the rest of the work is so great. I would love to be talking about all of this (and I may still in the future), but right now my attempts to write a moving piece is being hindered by anger.



Not only because Rob Reiner was allegedly killed by his own son, being taken from us so unnecessarily, but because the President of the United States – the man who is in charge of comforting the nation in times of mourning – made a social media post that made America, himself, and we as a human species look like the cancer we are, and makes a strong case that we probably shouldn’t exist in this world. Because if we can’t be kind to each other in times of tragedy, then what is our purpose in life? For those who are not away of what I’m talking about, the day after it was reported that Rob Reiner and his wife had been stabbed by their son Nick (allegedly), President Donald Trump went to his Truth Social page and typed out the following words:

This statement was so vile, so uncompassionate, filled with so much contempt for a man who had just had his throat (allegedly) slit by his son, that I looked at it in disbelief. Sure, I’ve made no secret that I am not a fan of Donald Trump (see an embed podcast below), but this sort of psychosis seemed beneath even him.

Well, the thing about Trump is that he keeps finding ways to lower the bar of human decency.



Now, shortly after it was announced that Reiner and his wife had been killed, many conservative voices did express words of sympathy and concern. Some took a chance to bring up the angry words targeted at Charlie Kirk when he was assassinated, but they evoked those words to prove that the right was different from the left. That the left may celebrate the death of those that spoke against them, but that the right would not celebrate the death of one on the left. And, yes, there are people who had very valid reasons to not mourn the death of Charlie Kirk, but most still spoke against the senseless violence that took him from us. People on the left should know: Rob Reiner himself was one of those who expressed sadness by the killing.

For a man who stood against many of the things Kirk stood for, this showed what a class act Reiner was. Trump, on the other hand, can’t help but make things about himself. He incorrectly stated that their deaths were somehow because they didn’t support him. He mocked his career as of late (admittingly, Riener has not directed a great movie in years, but the tackiness of this was still horrible). He turned the post into a sort of rally for himself and his accomplishments (of which I truly believe he is delusional about). Worst of all though, he’s not some random person in a basement. He’s not some troll on the internet.

He is the President of the United States.

Does that even mean anything anymore? What kind of leader takes a tragedy that should unite people in their sorrow and uses it to belittle the victims while making everything about himself? It’s bad form of the highest order (and this from a guy who couldn’t be bothered to speak peace to a nation after a school shooting or two). Somehow, the guy who made “The Princess Bride” was such a threat to Trumps image, that he couldn’t even let his fans or remaining family members have a government mandated five day bereavement period.

And yes, I see people online talking about how people have said worse things about Trump. That Reiner himself called Trump a bunch of names and he should be able to take it. Again, this is the President of the United States, and if he wants to prove he is better than his critics he should act like he is better than his critics. He should stand tall when they try to tear him down. He should be graceful when they are rude. He should act by the Biblical teachings of which he claims to be a follower. And his followers, many who claim to be Christian themselves, should be horrified by what he did. Would you brush this behavior off if this was YOUR son?! Would you say these things to any family who suffered a similar tragedy?



To bring this back to Reiner, I will end with a small tribute to him that Reiner made movies that focused on the good in humanity. He believed in just legal systems. He made movies about caring (if not a bit naïve) presidents. He celebrated the joys of family and childhood friends that shaped our future. He even ensured there was a path to recovery for those at the hands of psycho superfans. His movies and art will live on and continue to add value to those who watch them. While Donald Trumps rants will eventually be forgotten, only to exist in articles pointing out how small and petty a man he truly is.