发布时间: 12/30/2025
Joe Rogan Blasts Donald Trump Over Rob Reiner Attack
Joe Rogan has become the latest major media voice to push back against Donald Trump’s online attacks on filmmaker Rob Reiner following the director’s shocking death. In the days after the tragedy, Trump claimed that Reiner died "due to the anger he caused others" with his outspoken anti-Trump stance. The situation grew even darker as Reiner’s son, Nick, was arrested in connection with the killing of both his parents.
On a recent episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” with comedian Shane Gillis, Rogan made it clear he found Trump’s response disturbing rather than entertaining. He stressed that there was nothing humorous about the Rob Reiner case, especially given the brutal circumstances of his death. Rogan framed his reaction in human terms, saying that once you look at the situation without empathy, it becomes impossible to defend or like. He compared Trump’s reaction to people who publicly celebrated when conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot, calling it the exact same kind of behavior.
Rogan Calls Trump’s Reaction Cruel and Uncompassionate
Rogan went further by asking listeners to imagine the backlash if Barack Obama had written something similar after a critic’s death. He painted a vivid scenario: Obama posting that a recently deceased person was a "deranged" figure who hated him, purely as a way of settling scores. For Rogan, that parallel underlined just how extreme and unsettling Trump’s mindset and language can be.
He emphasized that Rob Reiner had been killed in a horrifying way, allegedly at the hands of his own son, and that any normal person would instinctively respond with a sense of “Man, this is horrible.” Rogan’s tone made it clear he was speaking as someone simply reacting to a tragedy, not as a partisan. The lack of basic compassion in Trump’s response was what he found hardest to stomach.
“Take His Phone Away”: Rogan’s Disappointment in Trump
Rogan didn’t hide his frustration about how easily Trump can ignite outrage with a single social media post. He said someone should have taken Trump’s “fucking phone” away before he commented on Reiner’s death at all. In Rogan’s view, that post never should have seen the light of day.
He repeated how “so disappointed” he was by the former president’s remarks, stressing that even saying something that harsh in private would be unsettling, let alone broadcasting it to millions. For Rogan, the episode showed a complete lack of restraint and empathy from Trump at a moment when the country was still processing a brutal, high-profile murder.
Inside Trump’s Truth Social Post About Rob Reiner
Trump’s controversial statement appeared on his Truth Social platform, framed as a kind of mock-eulogy. He wrote that “a very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood,” describing Rob Reiner as a “tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star.” Trump claimed that Reiner and his wife Michele had died “reportedly due to the anger he caused others” through what he called an incurable case of “TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME,” or TDS.
In the same post, Trump asserted that Reiner’s obsession with him had “driven people CRAZY,” and said Reiner’s supposed paranoia only grew as the Trump administration “surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness” and ushered in what Trump described as a “Golden Age of America.” He ended by writing, “May Rob and Michele rest in peace!” — a closing line that felt jarringly at odds with the mocking tone of the rest of the message.
Trump Doubles Down at Press Conference
Hours later, Trump was asked about the uproar over his Truth Social comments during a press conference, including criticism from within his own party. Rather than soften his stance, he doubled down. He told reporters he had never been a fan of Rob Reiner, labeling the director a “deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.”
Trump went on to say he believed Reiner was “very bad for our country,” offering no attempt to acknowledge the grief surrounding the director’s death. The press conference made it plain that Trump had no regret about the tone or content of his original statement, reinforcing Rogan’s point about the former president’s mindset.
Hollywood Condemns Trump’s Rob Reiner Comments
Trump’s remarks sparked an immediate backlash across Hollywood and the wider entertainment industry. Actor Josh Gad vented on Threads, saying there was “no low that is too low for this fucking psychopath.” Gad praised Rob Reiner as “1000 times the man” Trump is, adding that unlike Trump, Reiner genuinely cared about the American public.
Gad took his anger a step further with a vivid jab at Trump’s obsession with wealth and status, telling him to “go paint your hand on your gold fucking toilet and destroy things like the White House.” In Gad’s view, that kind of destructive behavior was what Trump did best, not leading with empathy or responsibility.
Late-Night Hosts and TV Voices Demand Empathy
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel also used his platform to denounce Trump’s behavior, branding him “hateful and vile” for attacking Rob Reiner so soon after such a horrific death. Kimmel argued that in moments of national shock involving gun violence and mental health, what people desperately need is compassion and leadership from their political leaders.
Instead, Kimmel said, the country got a president “rambling about nonsense,” proving, in his eyes, that Trump had no real capacity for empathy. Kimmel folded the Reiner tragedy into a broader call for common-sense reforms on guns and mental health care, pointing out how badly those conversations are undermined by cruel, performative statements from the top.
On “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg condemned not only Trump’s post but also the silence from Republicans who refused to criticize it. She insisted there was “no justification” for what Trump wrote, emphasizing that there was simply no way to spin or excuse the message. Goldberg ended her on-air commentary with a blunt rebuke: “All those Republicans who are quiet, damn you all. Damn you all.”
Rogan and Gillis’ Full Conversation on Rob Reiner and Trump
For listeners who want the full context, Joe Rogan’s discussion with Shane Gillis about Rob Reiner, Trump, and political anger runs throughout their episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience.” Rogan circles back multiple times to the same core idea: that a functioning, compassionate society does not celebrate or mock the dead, no matter how intense the political disagreements were in life.
The conversation offers a raw look at how influential media figures process a story that blends brutal family tragedy, partisan rhetoric, and the culture-war energy that often surrounds Trump. Rogan’s disappointment in Trump’s reaction hangs over the entire exchange, serving as an emotional through line for listeners trying to make sense of the fallout.