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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Dec 16, 2025, 02:43 PM Dec 16

Trump's reaction to Reiner's murder is indefensible -- but America has been here before [View all]

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN

Of course, President Donald Trump doubled down on his tasteless social media post about murdered Hollywood director Rob Reiner.

Trump never second-guesses himself, no matter how heinous his actions or words.

He’s played this game for years, wielding insults and the consequent outrage as a tool of power that solidifies his outsider status and seeds new feuds — which his supporters adore — against political and media elites.

So the question arising from his diatribes about the “When Harry Met Sally” director is not whether they are grossly offensive. They are. Nor is the fallout likely to destroy Trump politically. Outlandish behavior has never brought him down. And his compulsion to make the tragedy all about himself by declaring Reiner died because of anger he stirred over “Trump Derangement Syndrome” will surprise no one.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-reaction-reiner-murder-indefensible-050100521.html

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