The Whiskey Cowboy    Dec. 17th 2025 

Since media outlets have now shifted their narratives to "Trump supporters turn on him", it is time for me to weigh in on the issue.

With the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife, by their son, the VAST majority of people (on every social/political side) recognized it for what it was; a horrible tragedy. They were able to put their personal views about Reiner aside, and simply empathize with the immediate situation. And thus their comments reflected that.

But Trump is another story. Trump lacks a filter. It is one of his FAULTS. Not using a filter when needed is not the same as lacking one. And Trump, well, there it is.

 
His forwardness is often praised by those who support him, but let's be honest, it CAN create issues. And it did this time.

Trump has had an interesting "relationship" with Reiner. Reiner was a very vocal and abrasive critic of Trump. He was also quite the leftie. And I will leave it right there. We all know the deal. And TRUMP did as well.

That said, Trump should have left his critiques about Reiner out of his comments concerning his death... PERIOD... FULL STOP.

But Trump is Trump, so there it was. And what it was, was an embarrassment that he himself seems to not be able to see. And he can't seem to grasp that while he does not speak for US, what he does and says does reflect on us to various degrees.

 
This said, the Left have a very hard time separating the HIRED HAND with THOSE WHO HIRED HIM. And let me be clear, Trump is a hired hand. He is not a King, nor our LEADER. He is hired to run the Government.... which works for US. This truth is lost on so many now days, to include a lot of folks on the right.

However, because so many have this false notion about the job and those who hold it, they think they MUST support and DEFEND every action "their guy" makes. But do we? No. And counter to what normally happens with the left, the right DOES NOT.

The left have also been saying that MAGA and Trump supporters (I must make the distinctions because not all who support him are MAGA, as in how the left views it) blindly follow Trump; and that Trump could do and say ANYTHING and the zealots (which they say ALL who support him are) would not have a problem with it... and SUPPORT it.

Well that is simply not true. And a good example is his comments after Reiner's death. People on the right, and yes those who support Trump, have called it out for what it was.... disgusting and unacceptable. Understandable, but unacceptable. And because of this the left are proclaiming some sort of victory, or that Trump has lost support; and people are walking away from him.

This is simply not true. They are calling out bad behavior. It's that simple. Trump is not perfect. But the right is also not willing to toss out the baby with the bathwater when it comes to the person they HIRED to DO A JOB. They weigh the good with the bad, and they recognize the utility of the man... not the "divinity" of the man. And Trump does not speak FOR us. He speaks for HIMSELF. And we can either agree or disagree with what he says, or does. Thus, here we are.

But the LEFT can't do that. They claim "we" worship those we support, but we DO NOT. THEY do. It is more of the standard projection from their side. They see THEMSELVES (though deny it) in EVERYONE ELSE. It is a subconscious thing "If I think this way, THEY MUST AS WELL". But we don't.

Now let me get to the whole Charlie Kirk matter. Many are comparing the two situations (Kirk and Reiner) as if they were THE SAME THINGS. But they are not. Both were killed. Both were murdered. But one was a murder from a drug addicted offspring for PERSONAL matters; and done in PRIVATE; and the other was an ASSASSINATION for social/political reasons.... AT A PUBLIC EVENT.

And those who can't see the difference are not worth the time trying to explain it to.

But that's all I have to say on this matter. And you won't find me commenting on it again. Cheers.