What exactly did trump post about Ron riner killing
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Executive summary
The reporting provided contains no article or snippet that documents any post by Donald Trump about a person named "Ron Riner" or a "Ron Riner killing"; the supplied sources instead focus on Trump’s repeated social‑media attacks and reposts about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other contemporaneous controversies (none of the sources mention "Ron Riner") [1] [2] [3]. To answer the question precisely: based on the reporting available here, there is no record of "what exactly Trump posted about Ron Riner killing" because the reporting does not include that topic [1] [2] [3].
1. What the sources actually document about Trump’s posts — focused on Ron DeSantis, not “Ron Riner”
The supplied reporting documents numerous Truth Social posts and reposts in which Donald Trump repeatedly attacked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — including reposting an old photo accusing DeSantis of “grooming” high‑school girls and labeling him with nicknames like “Ron DeSanctimonious,” and mounting at‑length rants and multiple posts in a single weekend aimed directly at DeSantis [3] [4] [5].
2. Claims about “grooming” and a resurfaced photo: what Trump posted and what the sources show
Several outlets cite Trump amplifying a user’s post that showed a roughly 20‑year‑old photo of DeSantis with young women and a caption alleging he was “grooming” students; NewsOne and Tampa Bay reporting describe Trump resharing that photo and giving oxygen to the grooming allegation on Truth Social [3] [2]. The reporting notes the image’s provenance — an older photograph — and that the social‑media caption framed DeSantis as a “pedophile” or “groomer,” but the sources do not supply independent proof of the allegation itself [3] [2].
3. A broader pattern: Trump’s relentless social‑media barrage and political motive
Newsweek, Business Insider and other pieces document that Trump posted about DeSantis many times in short order — at least 10 posts in a weekend by one count — often mixing policy jabs (ethanol, Social Security) with personal insults and nicknames, which the outlets interpret as efforts to blunt a potential primary rival and to shape GOP media coverage [5] [4] [6]. Reporting frames these posts within the broader context of intra‑GOP competition and possible strategic motives to keep DeSantis off balance and maintain Trump’s dominance among Republican voters [7] [5].
4. Other Trump posts in the record that are unrelated to a “Ron Riner killing”
The corpus also includes examples of Trump asking DeSantis to help after an apparent assassination attempt and suggesting Florida take the lead on an investigation if federal agencies could not be trusted — a separate instance of Trump publicly invoking DeSantis in a security context that is unconnected to any "Ron Riner killing" claim [8]. Additional reporting centers on policy fights (AI regulation) where Trump and DeSantis openly clashed, again showing the available coverage focuses on DeSantis rather than anyone named Riner [1] [9] [10].
5. Limits of the record and alternative explanations
None of the provided sources refer to a person named Ron Riner or to any post by Trump about a "Ron Riner killing," so this analysis cannot confirm or describe such a post; it is possible the user’s query conflates names (for example, Ron DeSantis or Rob Reiner) or references material outside the supplied reporting, but that cannot be established from these sources alone [1] [2] [3]. The reporting does, however, consistently show a pattern of Trump amplifying allegations and personal attacks against prominent figures — notably DeSantis — which may explain why similar sounding claims circulate and become conflated [5] [4].