Talk show host Seth Meyers believes Donald Trump made the death of Rob Reiner "about himself" with his Truth Social statement.
The ex-Saturday Night Live member paid tribute to film director Reiner, who was found dead at his home alongside wife Michele Singer Reiner on Sunday (December 14). Meyers, speaking during a tribute to the When Harry Met Sally director uploaded to the show's YouTube channel, suggested the Trump statement was expected but still horrifying to read.
Trump's Truth Social post about Reiner has been criticised by many, including talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and ex-US attorney Joyce Vance. Trump's first statement regarding Reiner's death reads, "A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away, together with his wife, Michele, 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, sometimes referred to as TDS."
"He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump, with his obvious paranoia reaching 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!"
Meyers has since commented on the statement, saying the president has managed to make the tragic death of Reiner and Michele all about himself.
The talk show host said, "Rob is no fan of the president, and because of that, the president was no fan of Rob's. This is something everyone knew. But the president still wanted to take the opportunity to - just about 12 hours after Rob and Michele had been murdered in their own home - wanted to take the opportunity to go on social media and post his thoughts about this tragedy."
"I feared this was something he was going to do and I was pretty certain it would kind of cast a shadow on what was already a really dark day but it was even worse than I could have imagined."
"The president made it about himself because he is incapable of making it about anything else. He said the Reiner's were reportedly murdered because of their feelings about him, even though no one had reported that."
Meyers would go on to say Reiner and Michele's death is a tragedy to anyone with an "ounce of humanity", adding "but you do need that one ounce."
