Michelle Obama says she and Barack Obama were supposed to see Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer on the night of their death.
The former first lady shared the tragic anecdote during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night. While on the show, she also addressed Donald Trump’s disparaging comments about the late director.
“Let me just say this, unlike some people: Rob and Michele Reiner are two of the most decent, courageous people you could ever hope to know. They’re not deranged or crazed: what they’ve always been is passionate. And in a time when there isn’t a lot of courage going around, they were the kind of people willing to put action behind what they cared about. They cared about their family, they cared about this country, they cared about fairness and equity. That is the truth.”
Kimmel himself also called out Trump during his opening monologue. “What we need in a time like this is compassion and leadership, we did not get that from our president because he has none of that to give,” Kimmel remarked. “Just when you think he can’t go any lower, he somehow finds a way to do that.”
