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Donald Trump Hates That Rob Reiner’s Political Legacy Extends Far Beyond Hollywood

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15.12.2025

Rob Reiner joins a rally outside the California governor's office in Los Angeles on May 13, 2009.Damian Dovarganes/AP

Tributes poured in on Sunday following the news of the death of director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, film producer and photographer Michele Reiner. If you take a look, you’ll notice that many go beyond his film work and speak glowingly about his progressive activism—except for one missive from President Donald Trump.

The president lashed out earlier today, claiming the filmmaker had “TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME” and hated that his administration “surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness.”

Remember when they tried to make criticizing Charlie Kirk after his murder into a capital offense?(Yes, this is real.)

Reiner was a co-founder of the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), a nonprofit established to sponsor a federal lawsuit to overturn California’s Proposition 8 in 2009. 

The ballot proposition banned same-sex marriage and added language to the California Constitution,........

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