Shocking: Trump celebrates tragedy involving Rob Reiner - Brian Tyler Cohen

BTC: In a move that is disgusting even by Trump standards, he took to Truth Social this morning to revel in the tragic death of Rob Reiner and his wife. Writing, quote, "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.

Now, I don't think I have to sit here and explain how suggesting that Rob Reiner and his wife were killed because they weren't sufficiently loyal to Trump is insane, deluded, and depraved. I don't think I have to sit here and explain how making someone else's death about you means you are broken beyond repair. And I don't think I have to sit here and explain how reacting this way in the wake of someone's death is legitimately sick.

And don't take it from me. Just look at some of the reactions from his own followers on Truth Social. Terrible post and I am a big Trump supporter. Take it down. I respect you so much, but this was heartless and uncalled for. You could have said RIP. Love you, Mr. President, but none of the other stuff was needed. It's very sad we are living the world we're living in now. Come on, Mr. President. Not appropriate thing to write. Please take that down. It's beneath you.

But the reality is that it's not beneath him. The reality is that it is exactly par for the course. This is who Trump is and who he's always been. He is a one-trick pony who can only attack people because he is a car crash that people can't look away from and he's benefited from that so much in the past. He is an egomaniacal narcissist who thinks that the world revolves around him. He doesn't have a decent bone in his body and it's telling that the more people who see him, the less they like him. He's got full control of government and has only managed to watch his own approval rating plummet to the lowest point of any president in modern American history. That is not an accident. It's because people are learning who Trump is.

What's telling to is the egregious double standard at play between how the right and left treat death in this country. In the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting, the State Department literally announced it would not allow people into this country who' quote made light of Charlie Kirk's death. Trump vowed to monitor political speech, revoke visas, and designate far-left groups like ANTIFA as domestic terrorists in response to the attack, despite the fact that ANTIFA had nothing to do with it. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced an investigation into the reactions of members of the US Armed Forces, as well as subsequent firings and dismissals of those found to have made comments about Kirk. J. D. Vance called for people heard to have made remarks deemed uncivil to Kirk to be reported to their employers for termination. Trump announced that any network that criticized him too harshly could be subject to a revocation of their broadcast license. And that was in light of the fact that virtually every high-profile left-wing commentator, politician, and personality immediately lamented his death.
In fact, there was a viral mashup created in the wake of the Kirk killing that showed left-wing figures immediately condemning the violence.

Obama wrote, "We don't yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie's family tonight, especially his wife Erica and their two young children."

Joe Biden wrote, "There is no place in our country for this kind of violence. It must end now. Jill and I are praying for Charlie Kirk's family and loved ones."

Mehdi Hassan wrote, "Horrific news out of Utah. I hope Kirk and anyone else affected are okay. Political violence and gun violence is never acceptable, excusable, or justifiable.

Cenk Uyger, what happened to Charlie Kirk is one of the worst things that has happened in American politics. My heart goes out to his family. Fuck whoever did this. Not only is it deeply tragic by itself, but we are now all in danger. Violence is always wrong and it's intellectual surrender.

Bernie Sanders wrote, "Political violence has no place in this country. We must condemn this horrifying attack."

Zohran Mamdani - I'm horrified by the shooting of Charlie Kirk at a college event in Utah. Political violence has no place in our country.

Gavin Newsom. The attack on Charlie Kirk is disgusting, violent, and reprehensible. In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in every form.

Even I'm on there. The Charlie Kirk shooting is beyond horrific. Legitimately disgusted at the broken state of this country.

And most importantly, here's Rob Reiner's reaction to the killing:
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Piers Morgan: When you first heard about the murder of Charlie Kirk, what was your immediate gut reaction to it?
Rob Reiner: Well, horror. Absolute horror. Uh, and I unfortunately saw the video of it and it's uh it's indis it's beyond belief the what happened to him and uh that should never happen to anybody. I don't care what your political beliefs are. That's not acceptable. That's not a solution uh to uh to solving problems. And uh I felt like what uh his wife said at the uh the service at the memorial they had was exactly right. And totally I believe you know I'm I'm Jewish but I uh I believe in the teachings of Jesus and I believe in doing unto others and I believe in forgiveness. And what she said to me was uh uh beautiful and absolutely you know she she forgave um his his assassin and I think that that is uh admirable.

(cut to studio)
BTC: In other words, even Rob Reiner himself showed the grace that the leader of the Republican party, the president of the United States of America is apparently incapable of showing in light of his own death. And yet, not a single person on the right who clutched their pearls over the left's remorseful reaction to the Kirk shooting will utter a single word against Trump because it's not about any semblance of principles. It is about wanting to feel like victims always. And so, even when your god king is doing the exact thing that just 5 minutes ago used to be a red line for you, it'll come and go like a fart in a hurricane because the manufactured outrage only works one way.

And that's a recurring theme on the right. Republicans clutch their pearls about states rights only until they give up the game and prove it was never about states rights. They clutch their pearls about fiscal responsibility only until they blow up the debt far more than any Democrat ever has. They clutch their pearls about family values only until they rally behind a serial sexual predator as their party's leader. They rail about classified emails only until their side invites a liberal reporter onto an unsecured signal chat to discuss war plans. They rail against a Democrat president talking to an attorney general. only until Trump begins dming {direct messaging} Pam his little edicts on social media. The list goes on and on and on.

The right offers a masterclass in pretending to have red lines, in pretending to have principles only to show conspicuous silence the very moment they themselves cross that red line. It should tell you that it's not about principles. It is about making show of pretending to be mad so they can feel like victims. The poor GOP in full control of government and yet somehow completely helpless. So, I'll say what the leader of the Republican party is apparently incapable of saying. Violence is always wrong. It is never the answer. It is tragic no matter the victim's political views or affiliations. It makes all of us less safe and only creates an environment where hatred and those who espouse it can flourish and fester. And people who thrive off of that hatred can rise. If you are wondering why Trump is so intent on creating it, that's why. because everything is an opportunity to help himself, no matter whose body he has to climb over to get there.