Donald Trump faced a storm of condemnation on Monday after posting ¡°perverse¡± and ¡°sick¡± remarks suggesting Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered because of the celebrated filmmaker¡¯s criticism of the U.S. president.

Among those voicing shock were some staunch Trump loyalists, and the remarks triggered a wave of unusually negative responses on the Truth Social network he uses to communicate with his base.

As tributes poured in, Trump claimed the Reiners had died ¡°reportedly due to the anger¡± that the director had sparked by criticizing the Republican leader.