Michelle Obama Reveals She and Barack Planned to See Rob and Michele Reiner Before Their Deaths

The deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, hit especially close to home for Michelle Obama. The former first lady revealed that she and husband Barack Obama had plans with the couple the very day they were killed.

During a Monday, December 15 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the former first lady revealed that she and her husband had plans with the couple the same day they were killed.

“We’ve known them for many, many years, and we were supposed to be seeing them that night — last night — and we got the news,” Michelle, 61, said.

Rob, 78, and Michele, 68, were found dead inside their Brentwood, Los Angeles home on Sunday, December 14. The Los Angeles Police Department said the couple were discovered with apparent stab wounds. Their son, Nick Reiner, has been taken into custody with a $4 million bail. The investigation is ongoing.

Michelle also appeared to respond to comments made earlier that day by President Donald Trump, who mocked Rob’s death and described him as a “deranged person” with “Trump derangement syndrome,”...