Republican Rep. Thomas Massie is the latest member of the GOP to criticize President Donald Trump over his message about the killing of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer.
In a social media publication, Massie said that “regardless of how you felt about Rob Reiner, this is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered.”
“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,” he added.
Regardless of how you felt about Rob Reiner, this is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered. 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. pic.twitter.com/j3dvzRxLQJ
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 15, 2025
He was not the only Republican to break with Trump on the issue. Another one is Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who noted that Reiner and Singer 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,” she added. Axios detailed that Trump’s former lawyer Jenna Ellis, MAGA podcaster Jack Posobiec and Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet also reacted with compassion to the killing.
Trump posted on Monday that Reiner and Singer 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.”
He also called Reiner a “tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star,” and said he was “known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump.” And claimed that his “obvious paranoia” reached “new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, perhaps like never before.” “May Rob and Michele rest in peace!” he concluded.
The Associated Press reported that Reiner’s younger son, Nick, is in police custody for what investigators believe was the fatal stabbing of the two. He has been “booked for murder” and is being held on $4 million bail.
The outlet noted that Nick has spoken publicly about struggles with addiction and homelessness, and he and his father had collaborated on a semi-autobiographical movie called “Being Charlie,” which included elements of their relationship.
Originally published on Latin Times
