In the wake of Donald Trump’s “disgusting and vile” response to director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele’s death, the Hollywood legend’s graceful reaction to Charlie Kirk’s murder in September resurfaced Monday morning.
The clip from “Piers Morgan Uncensored” is being applauded across the political spectrum for demonstrating Reiner’s “ability to separate the person from their political views.”
“Leave out politics,” one X user wrote in response to the video. “No one deserves this brutality. God rest their souls.”
“Rest in peace, Rob. You were a great filmmaker, despite our disagreements,” wrote another.
In the “Piers Morgan Uncensored” clip of Reiner, circulating Monday as one of the 78-year-old filmmaker’s final TV interviews, the host asks for Reiner’s “immediate gut reaction” to the assassination of conservative youth organizer Kirk on Sept. 10. The lifelong liberal and vocal opponent of Trump and MAGA surprised some viewers by expressing distress over the divisive political figure’s violent death.
“Well, horror. Absolute horror. And I unfortunately saw the video of it, and it’s beyond belief what happened to him and that should never happen to anybody,” Reiner said. “I don’t care what your political beliefs are, that’s not acceptable, that’s not a solution to solving problems. And I felt like what his wife said at the service, the memorial they had, was exactly right. I’m Jewish, but I believe in the teachings of Jesus and I believe in do-unto-others, and I believe in forgiveness. And what she said was beautiful. She forgave his assassin. And I think that is admirable.”
Watch the clip below:
Rob Reiner responded with grace and compassion to Charlie's assassination. This video makes it all the more painful to hear of he and his wife's tragic end. May God be close to the broken hearted in this terrible story. pic.twitter.com/07g2EFu8Ha
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) December 15, 2025
In a separate post of his own, Morgan shared another clip from the same interview and thanked Reiner for “the amazing entertainment.”
“A terrible family tragedy which has robbed the world of one of its greatest filmmakers,” Morgan wrote. “Rob was a guest on ‘Uncensored’ three months ago, and we had such a great interview. At the end, I asked him which of all his wonderful movies he would most like to be remembered by, and I loved his answer both to that question, and to when I told him that mine was ‘When Harry Met Sally.’ Thanks for all the amazing entertainment, Rob.”
Trump, meanwhile, drew swift backlash online Monday after claiming in a Truth Social post that Reiner and his wife Michele were killed because of the director’s opposition to him in what he called an “incurable” case of “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
Social media outrage quickly erupted online bashing the president’s insensitive comments. Maria Shriver said that Trump “has no human decency.” Her son, Patrick Schwarzenegger, also responded to the statement calling it “disgusting and vile.”
