Are there archived copies or screenshots of Rob Reiner’s original post about the assassination attempt?
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Executive summary
Available reporting shows widespread coverage of Rob Reiner’s death and President Trump’s subsequent social-media attack, and many outlets quote or reproduce Trump’s post — but the search results do not provide or point to an archived screenshot or preserved copy of Rob Reiner’s own original social-media post about any assassination attempt (available sources do not mention an archived copy of Reiner’s post) [1] [2] [3].
1. What the reporting actually documents — the scene and reactions
News organizations report that Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead in their Brentwood home and that their son Nick was taken into custody; outlets including The New York Times, Washington Post and AP describe the arrest and the ongoing investigation [4] [2] [5]. Coverage centers on police action, family background and public responses, including political fallout after President Trump’s posts about Reiner [4] [2] [3].
2. The specific claim you asked about — Reiner’s “original post” on an assassination attempt
None of the supplied search results cite or display an archived copy, screenshot, or link to an original post by Rob Reiner claiming an assassination attempt or discussing one in his own words. My review of the provided reporting finds no reference to an archived or preserved screenshot of a Rob Reiner post alleging an assassination attempt (available sources do not mention an archived copy or screenshot of such a post) [1] [4] [2] [3].
3. What the sources do show about public posts and social-media controversy
Reporting documents contentious social-media activity tied to the aftermath — most prominently President Trump’s post that mocked Reiner and attributed his death to “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” which several outlets quote and criticize [1] [6] [7]. Outlets such as BBC, Reuters and Axios detail the backlash and note some Republicans condemned Trump for politicizing the tragedy [8] [9] [7].
4. Why an archive or screenshot might be hard to find in these reports
Newswire and live-update pieces focused on the deaths, arrest and political reactions rather than preserving every social-media exchange; live reports and briefs (CNN, NYT, AP) emphasize investigation facts and responses rather than cataloguing prior posts by Reiner himself [4] [3] [5]. If a specific user post existed and was deleted or private, outlets typically note that; none of the supplied items report such a deletion or refer to an archival capture (available sources do not mention deletion or archiving of a Reiner post) [4] [3].
5. How to proceed if you need verification beyond these sources
Because the current pool of articles does not show an archived Reiner post or screenshot, the next steps for verification would be to: (a) check social-platform archival services (e.g., the Wayback Machine or third-party archival accounts) and platform-native archives; (b) search original reporting pages or their image galleries for reproduced screenshots; and (c) review Reiner’s verified accounts directly for historical posts. The provided reporting does not cite such archives, so those avenues remain unreported here (available sources do not mention these archival checks) [1] [3].
6. Alternative explanations and journalistic caution
Two alternative possibilities fit the available reporting: outlets may have chosen not to publish or preserve Reiner’s own post because it was unrelated to the homicide investigation; or no such public post ever existed and later attributions are misremembered or mischaracterized. The supplied sources do not adjudicate which is correct — they focus on the homicide, the arrest of Nick Reiner, and political reactions, not on cataloguing Reiner’s social-media history (available sources do not mention the existence or nonexistence of the post) [4] [2] [7].
7. What reporters emphasized: facts over conjecture
Major outlets prioritized confirmed facts: the bodies were found, police arrested Nick Reiner and placed him in custody, and political figures responded — including condemnation of a presidential post that many found inflammatory [5] [8] [7]. If preservation of an original Reiner post is essential to your inquiry, these articles do not provide it and make that gap visible in the public record as presented here [5] [8] [7].
Limitations: this analysis relies solely on the supplied search results. Those items do not include or link to an archived screenshot or preserved copy of any alleged Rob Reiner post about an assassination attempt; they do document the deaths, the arrest, and the ensuing political and media reactions [4] [2] [3].