The BBC apologised to the US president last month, but said it strongly disagreed that there were grounds for a defamation claim.

Russell Moore, formerly the magazine’s editor in chief, called out Trump’s post blaming Reiner for the murders “through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.” Moore called Trump’s comments “vile, disgusting, and immoral behavior.”

President Trump has alleged that director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were slain due to their past criticism of him.

"This is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered," GOP Rep. Thomas Massie said of Trump's comments.

In a scathing Truth Social post, the president baselessly claimed that Rob Reiner died “due to the anger he caused” as a result of “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

President Trump presents Mexican Border Defense medals, using opportunity to promote his record on border security and immigration.

The president claimed in a Truth Social post on Monday that Reiner died due to "a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME."