Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) says in a new interview that the “visceral” response to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson should serve as a warning “to everyone in the health care system.” “People could be at risk,” he added. I have only pressed it so far. ”
“The visceral reaction of people across the country who feel defrauded, defrauded and threatened by the dastardly conduct of their insurance companies should serve as a warning to everyone involved in the health care system,” Warren said. said.He told HuffPost US..
“Violence is never the answer, but there is a limit to how far people can be pushed. This is because when you push people too hard, they lose faith in the ability of governments to make changes, and people who provide health care It is a warning that they will lose faith in America's ability to bring about change and begin to internalize the problem into their own thinking, ultimately taking matters into their own hands in ways that are a threat to everyone.” Warren, a vocal critic of the country's health care system, added.
Her comments came after Thompson was shot to death last week outside a midtown Manhattan hotel where UnitedHealth Group was holding its annual investor conference.
Some people reacted on social media by expressing their dissatisfaction with the health care system, and by celebrating or mocking the killings. Published by Rolling Stone magazine report Detailing social media posts from users trying to get the suspect's attention. USA Today too reported He claimed the shooting had become a “source of ridicule.”
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Monday denounced the response as showing a “lack of sympathy” for the president.
“In some dark quarters, this murderer is being hailed as a hero. Hear me on this, he is not a hero,” the governor said.
Luigi Mangione, 26, the suspect in Thompson's murder, has been charged with murder in New York City. He faces five charges, including second-degree murder, two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument. An arrest warrant has been issued. Mangione reportedly said in a handwritten note that he “acted alone.”
Mangione was arrested Monday on gun charges in Altoona, Pennsylvania, according to the New York City Police Department, which police said at the time was a “person of interest” in last week's shooting.
Police found a ghost gun, a silencer, and writings expressing ill will toward American companies on Mangione, and announced that these were connected to Mangione's crime.
