California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) got emotional when discussing the death of director Rob Reiner yesterday at a press conference, and he brought up Reiners early support for marriage equality.Newsom held a press conference yesterday to announce that the state of California had hired several former CDC officials who left the CDC because of the current administrations anti-vaccine stance. Related Scumbag-in-Chief: Trump brags about his greatness while blaming Rob Reiner for his own murder A reporter asked Newsom for his thoughts on Reiners death, given that the two knew each other and had worked together in the past. Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found dead over the weekend, and their son has been arrested as a suspect in their deaths.Newsom appeared distraught as the question was being asked. It hit my heartstrings, he said. He explained that he had spoken with the Reiners a few weeks before they died, and he remembered them for their activism.I was out there feeling a little alone doing same-sex marriage in 2004, Newsom recounted. It was Rob who reached out its how I got to know him saying he had my back at a time when a lot of members of my own party, the Democratic Party, didnt.Hes been a friend for decades, Newsom said. So it just breaks my heart.Newsom: I was out there feeling a little alone doing same-sex marriage in 2004. It was Rob Reiner who reached outit's how I got to know himsaying he had my back at a time when a lot of members of my own party, the Democratic Party, didn't pic.twitter.com/XZ0FFqhiZK Acyn (@Acyn) December 15, 2025