The killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson once again highlights the left's appetite for ideologically motivated violence. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Democratic) was among the extremists who came out to justify the Dec. 4 shooting death of a father of two.
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gun control supporter who has it received Many funders from the medical and insurance industries appeared to be using Thompson's death to make explicit threats against people like him, as well as his alleged killer. I felt sorry for him. tell “Violence is never the answer, but there are limits to how far people can go,” HuffPost said in an interview Tuesday.
When first asked about the callous reaction to Thompson's death, Warren told HuffPost: “The visceral reaction of people across this country who feel defrauded, defrauded and threatened by the dastardly actions of their insurance companies should serve as a warning to everyone involved in health care systems.” . ”
“Violence is never the answer, but there are limits to how far you can push people,” the unsuccessful presidential candidate added. “This is a warning that if you push people too hard, they'll lose faith in their government's ability to make change, they'll lose faith in the ability of the people providing health care to make change, and they'll start trying to solve problems. . We do it ourselves in a way that is ultimately a threat to everyone.”
Billy Gribbin, communications director for Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), told X:
pay attention“This statement concocts a connection between a deranged murderer and United Healthcare that doesn't exist. United Healthcare did not force this rich kid to do anything, even by accident. He went crazy and killed someone.”
“I should have said it more clearly.”
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I wrote“Absolutely despicable from Elizabeth Warren.”
“We're leaning into the 'but' on this in a way that Democrats have not been willing to do in the past.”
tweeted Benji Sahlin, Semaphore's Washington bureau chief, said: “No, it's not inevitable that some weird rich kid will assassinate the CEO of an insurance company. What kind of setup is this?”
Many other critics suggested that the second half of Warren's controversial ruling effectively negates the first half, and that the statement condones murder. 1 commentator on X
made the point It was accompanied by a similar statement: “'Rape is never the answer…but she was dressed provocatively.'”
In the face of incredible backlash online, Warren quickly issued a statement correcting her remarks.
Igor Bobic, author of the Huffington Post article, said:
noticed Hours later, Warren “clarified.''[ed] “Her Statements Regarding the Killing of United Healthcare CEO and Response to It,” and rescinded the second half of her original statement.
“Violence is never the answer, of course,” Warren said. “I should have made it clearer that murder can never be justified.”
“Maybe I'll visit him in prison and bake him some cookies.”
The Democratic senator made it clear that he actually thought murder was wrong, but his fellow travelers continued to enjoy the bloodshed.
Jimmy Kimmel lamented the fate of “common sense” following President-elect Donald Trump's victory last month. called On Tuesday, Thompson featured murder suspects on his Disney Network show, calling them “Time Magazine's Sexiest Murder Suspects of the Year'' and “America's Hottest Cold-Blooded Murderers.'' Kimmel also shared a message in which the show's producers appeared to express their admiration for Luigi Mangione.
One of the text messages shared on the screen read, “I love you Luigi.” Another message read: “Everyone says the New York jury has the power to acquit him. We all love him in BC.” Kimmel also posted a message saying, “Maybe I'll visit him in prison and bake him some cookies.”
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made the problem even more trivial On his show the next night, he characterized the shooting as a “protest.”
But the late-night show host acknowledged this week that “sometimes when people identify with why a crime happened, they lose sight of the reality of the crime.”
“It feels like justice in this system.”
Former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz was among the extremists who expressed joy about the reality of crime this week.
Blaze News previously reported that Lorenz told Piers Morgan on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Monday that she was “delighted, along with many other Americans,” to learn that Thompson had been killed. It was reported that.
“I take that back. 'Fun' is the wrong word, Piers,” Lorenz later said. “It's a vindication and something to celebrate, because it's a system in which someone who is responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans will meet the same fate as the tens of thousands of Americans he murdered. Because it feels like justice.”
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