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HBO Releases Posthumous Rob Reiner Sketch Mocking Trump

7/8/2026

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HBO aired a posthumous sketch with Rob Reiner as George Washington mocking U.S. President Donald Trump.
Larry David’s character raised Trump-like scenarios while Jimmy Kimmel cameoed dismissing the idea a future president would attack comedians.
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama served as executive producers.
After Rob Reiner’s December 2025 death, U.S. President Donald Trump blamed “Trump Derangement Syndrome” on Truth Social, called sketch “a deranged person”, and drew criticism.

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HBO aired a posthumous sketch with Rob Reiner as George Washington mocking U.S. President Donald Trump.
Larry David’s character raised Trump-like scenarios while Jimmy Kimmel cameoed dismissing the idea a future president would attack comedians.
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama served as executive producers.
After Rob Reiner’s December 2025 death, U.S. President Donald Trump blamed “Trump Derangement Syndrome” on Truth Social, called sketch “a deranged person”, and drew criticism.