U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
President Donald Trump was observed walking aimlessly around the Oval Office after repeating his widely condemned insult of the late director Rob Reiner.
On Monday, Trump was asked about whether he stood by his remarks about Reiner — in which he appeared to blame the Hollywood icon's apparent murder on "Trump Derangement Syndrome" — with a reporter noting that even some of the president's biggest supporters condemned his initial statement. However, Trump was undeterred and repeated the insult from the lectern.
"A number of Republicans have denounced your statement on Truth Social after the murder of Rob Reiner, do you stand by that post?" The reporter asked.
"I wasn't a fan of his at all, he was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned," Trump said. "... He said that I was a friend of Russia, controlled by Russia. The Russia hoax, he was one of the people behind it. I think he hurt himself, career-wise. He became like, a deranged person. Trump Derangement Syndrome. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner, at all. In any way, shape or form. I thought he was very bad for our country."
Trump's remarks were immediately met with scorn on social media. Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones tweeted: "I will stop posting about this but if this is your reaction to the murder of a human being, you are a sad, miserable person with nothing resembling humanity in your heart."
After walking away from the lectern, Trump was seen milling about the Oval Office between the lectern and the Resolute Desk. While Trump was preparing for a Mexican border defense medal presentation, progressive commentator Brian Allen observed that there was "awkward standing, whispering, aides hovering and Trump wandering the room like he’s not part of the meeting."
"Something is off in the Oval Office right now," Allen wrote.
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