CNN host Casey Hunt said on Tuesday's show that the network needs to “drop the banner” to find out why social media users were so fascinated by United Healthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione. spoke.
“Man accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO is going viral. Images of Luigi Mangione appear to have captured the attention of the online public. The Manhattan murders are an example of the threat to the U.S. healthcare industry. It also reveals deep dissatisfaction,” Hunt said at the beginning of the segment.
Mangione, a 26-year-old software engineer and Ivy League graduate, has built an online fandom since his arrest in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
CNN political commentator Kate Bedingfield said: “It's very disturbing that we're glorifying this person who committed a cold-blooded murder, because he obviously went to the gym.” Ta.
CNN removed the chiron placed above Luigi Mangione's photo after CNN host Casey Hunt suggested that social media users show why they like him. (Screenshot/CNN)
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“You know, we have to take down the banner to show why.” hunt saidas the banner covering part of Mangione's photo disappeared.
Bedingfield also suggested that Mangione's fandom speaks to the shallowness of Americans.
“The online response also confirms how American aesthetics and charm emphasize American shallowness. Americans online are very much on display here. “Some of it is, yes.'' There is no doubt that there is an outpouring of anger at the inequalities of the country and the health care system. But, you know, a lot of the clips you saw at the top of this segment are driven by this fact. He's a fascinating person,” Bedingfield said.
Photo of alleged UnitedHealth CEO murderer Luigi Mangione appears on CNN.
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In response to Mangione's photo online, many social media users cited Britney Spears' song “Criminal,” specifically the lyric “Mama I'm In.” love with a criminal. ”
Others said he was “hot” and asked for his freedom. another user said“a person who is interested in more ways than one.”
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Late-night host and comedian Taylor Tomlinson also quipped about Mangione's fans on her show “After Midnight.”
“All the other late-night shows were already bringing up the fact that everyone thinks shooters are attractive,” she said. “But I'm confident that I'm the only late-night host who can honestly say, 'I want to do that.'”
“It turns out that an employee noticed him and called the police, and he was actually arrested,” she continued. “Do you have any idea how attractive you have to be to make a McDonald's employee think, 'Wait, okay, I'm suspicious here'?”
Tomlinson added that he was surprised someone turned him in because everyone online was calling him “sexy”.
