Joe Rogan and Donald Trump Ronald Martinez/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Joe Rogan wasn't too pleased with President Donald Trump's controversial post, attacking Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner after his tragic death earlier this month. In a rant posted on Truth Social following the news, Trump said Reiner's death was "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." During a recent episode of his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring comedian Shane Gillis, Rogan criticized the president's remarks, saying someone should've taken Trump's "fucking phone" away from him. Related Stories News Rob and Michele Reiner's Medical Records Sealed Under Court Order General News From Glastonbury to (No Longer) Prince Andrew: The Entertainment Scandals That Rocked Britain in 2025 "The Rob Reiner thing is not funny," he said. "When you see it with no empathy, that's when it's hard to like. Listen, there's no justification for what he did that makes any sense in a compassionate society. It's no different than people that were celebrating when Charlie Kirk got shot. It's the same kind of thing." "Imagine if Obama tweeted something about someone after they died in this way. That this person was a deranged person that hated Obama," Rogan continued. "It just shows you how crazy it is, the way Trump thinks and talks. It's just like, the guy got sliced up by his kid, you know? Anybody that doesn't see that and go, 'Fuck, man.'" The podcaster added that he was "so disappointed" by Trump's comments in the wake of Reiner's death. "It's like why... if you say that privately, that's one thing, which is also crazy, but it's so disappointing," he told Gillis. Trump even doubled down on his comments shortly after his initial post, calling the filmmaker a "deranged person" during a press conference in the Oval Office, adding, "I think he hurt himself career-wise; he became like a deranged person, Trump Derangement Syndrome." Rogan joins many who spoke out against Trump over his comments, including GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie. Reiner, and his wife, Michele Reiner, were found dead inside their Los Angeles home on Dec. 14. Their son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the death of his parents. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Obituaries Tatiana Schlossberg, Granddaughter of JFK and Daughter of Caroline Kennedy, Dies at 35 Rob Reiner Rob and Michele Reiner's Medical Records Sealed Under Court Order The Hollywood Reporter The Hollywood Reporter and Spotify Partner on Golden Week Nominees Night united kingdom From Glastonbury to (No Longer) Prince Andrew: The Entertainment Scandals That Rocked Britain in 2025 Jay Kelly George and Amal Clooney Granted French Citizenship Year in Review 2025 The Hollywood Reporter's 50 Best Photos of 2025 Obituaries Tatiana Schlossberg, Granddaughter of JFK and Daughter of Caroline Kennedy, Dies at 35 Rob Reiner Rob and Michele Reiner's Medical Records Sealed Under Court Order The Hollywood Reporter The Hollywood Reporter and Spotify Partner on Golden Week Nominees Night united kingdom From Glastonbury to (No Longer) Prince Andrew: The Entertainment Scandals That Rocked Britain in 2025 Jay Kelly George and Amal Clooney Granted French Citizenship Year in Review 2025 The Hollywood Reporter's 50 Best Photos of 2025