New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- As the world mourned the death of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer, US President Donald Trump ridiculed the legendary Hollywood actor-filmmaker as a "deranged person," for which he faced heated backlash, even from the Republicans.

However, despite the criticism, the US President maintained his stance about the murdered Hollywood impresario, while also doubling down on him as someone who was "very bad for the country".

Rob Reiner was a longtime Democratic donor and critic of Trump.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump on Monday mocked the couple's death as a "very sad thing" that happened in Hollywood.

"Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has...