Rob Reiner: White House pressure on media is ‘beyond McCarthy era-esque’ 08:25

Rob Reiner warns Trump’s media crackdown could plunge U.S. into a ‘full-on autocracy’ The award-winning director and actor said the current climate has become “beyond McCarthy era-esque.”

Oct. 6, 2025, 5:14 PM EDT

By Allison Detzel

Actor and director Rob Reiner is issuing a warning amid Donald Trump’s continued crackdown on free speech, cautioning that the United States has only a year before it becomes a “full-on autocracy” and “democracy completely leaves us.”

Reiner made the stark warning during a discussion with MSNBC host Ali Velshi about AppleTV+’s recent postponement of “ The Savant ,” a new miniseries that stars Jessica Chastain as an investigator who infiltrates online extremist groups.

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