Where was Trump’s original post about Rob Reiner published and is it still available?
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Executive summary
President Trump posted his remarks about Rob Reiner on Truth Social, where he wrote that Reiner and his wife “reportedly” died “due to the anger he caused others” from what Trump called “TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME” (reported across multiple outlets) [1][2]. News organizations report the post drew swift bipartisan backlash and that Trump repeated and defended the comments in person; current reporting shows the comment originated on Truth Social [3][4].
1. Where the post first appeared — Truth Social, per major outlets
Every major account of the episode identifies Truth Social as the platform where Trump’s initial message attacking Rob Reiner was published; Variety reproduces the post and explicitly states “Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social” [1]. The AP, The New York Times and Axios likewise describe the remarks as coming from a Truth Social post by the president [2][3][5].
2. What the post said — the core language reported
Reporting reproduces the key line: Trump described Reiner as “a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director” and asserted the deaths were “reportedly due to the anger he caused others” from “TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME,” a phrase the coverage links to Trump’s longstanding characterization of critics [1][6]. Outlets note the comment framed Reiner’s long opposition to Trump as causal to the killings despite no publicly disclosed evidence tying politics to motive [3][2].
3. Is the original Truth Social post still available — what reporting says
Available sources document the post and quote it, but none of the provided reports explicitly confirm whether the original Truth Social entry remains live or has been removed since publication. The stories focus on the content and reactions rather than the post’s current availability; therefore, current reporting does not state whether the Truth Social post is still accessible [1][3][4].
4. Immediate reaction — bipartisan condemnation and rare GOP pushback
News outlets record rapid and wide condemnation across Hollywood, media and politics. Several Republican lawmakers publicly called the president’s comments inappropriate; The New York Times and Axios note even some MAGA-aligned figures urged restraint, while Democrats and celebrities described the remarks as “disgusting” or “vile” [3][5][6]. Reporting highlights that this backlash included not just opposition voices but some members of Trump’s own party [5].
5. Trump’s follow-up behavior — doubling down in public remarks
Rather than retracting, reporting says Trump doubled down: he defended his characterization in remarks to reporters, calling Reiner “a deranged person” and reiterating he “was not a fan,” according to The New York Times and Deadline [3][7]. Coverage shows the president followed the Truth Social post with in-person remarks that sustained the same line of attack [3][7].
6. Journalistic limitations and open questions
Sources consistently report the post’s content and political fallout but do not address whether Truth Social has taken any action to remove or archive the post; such confirmation is absent from the available reporting [1][2][3]. Likewise, outlets emphasize there was no public evidence linking Reiner’s politics to motive in the killings, but they stop short of definitive conclusions about motive because the investigation was ongoing at the time of reporting [4][2].
7. Competing narratives and implicit agendas
Mainstream outlets frame the post as an unsubstantiated politicization of a violent death and stress the insensitivity of the timing; conservative or pro-Trump outlets cited here (e.g., WorldNetDaily) present the comments as a justified critique or as consistent with Trump’s view that critics are dangerously obsessed [8][1]. Readers should note sources differ in tone: national papers (NYT, WaPo, AP) emphasize condemnation and the lack of evidentiary basis for Trump’s implication, while partisan outlets amplify Trump’s rhetoric or defend it [3][4][8].
8. Bottom line for readers seeking the original
Reporting clearly identifies Truth Social as the original platform for Trump’s post [1][2]. Reporting does not specify whether the original Truth Social entry remains online; available sources do not mention its current availability and do not cite platform action to remove or retain it [1][3]. If you need to see the exact original text, the quoted reproductions in Variety, The New York Times and AP provide the most reliable contemporaneous record cited here [1][3][2].