Former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz doubled down Thursday on shocking comments that appeared to celebrate the alleged targeting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Chilling video released Wednesday showed Thompson being shot at close range outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan, New York. The suspect is still at large.
Hours after news of his death broke, Lorenz posted on social media site Blue Sky, along with a report about Blue Cross Blue Shield no longer covering anesthesia for the full duration of some surgeries. And people are wondering why they want this executive dead.”
Lorenz went on to share an image of Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO Kim Keck and repost a call for other health insurance executives to be targeted as well.
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UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed Wednesday morning in midtown Manhattan. (Photo Credit: Businesswire | NYPD Crimestoppers)
After receiving backlash for his post about the executive's death, Lorenz defended himself in comments on Fox News Digital and in a lengthy post on his Substack the next day.
in post Lorenz denied calling for more executives to be killed in a post entitled “Why 'We' Want Insurance Executives Dead',” but appeared to justify his harsh remarks from the previous day. Ta.
“To be clear, my post uses the collective expression ‘we’ to describe national sentiment. , we're not saying, 'We should kill them.'” Lorenz said. “What I am describing is what thousands of Americans (myself included) have done to our country's barbaric health care system and the pain, suffering, and death it inflicts on millions of innocent people. I’m tired of people at the top making millions of dollars.”
She continued, “If you've ever seen a loved one die because an insurance conglomerate denied life-sustaining treatment as a cost-cutting measure, then yes, the people who run such conglomerates suffer the same fate.'' It's natural to want to follow.
The post also featured a meme of a celebratory image of a smiling star and a balloon with the text “CEO DOWN” written on it.
Taylor Lorenz doubled down on harsh comments she hopes health insurance executives will face for retribution for denying health insurance claims. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)
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“People's hatred of insurance company CEOs is very justified, because these executives are responsible for untold death and suffering. Broken systems and the rights that make them possible I think it's good to call out those in power. Again, not to enable them to do that.” It's about changing the system and holding those in power accountable for their actions. To start,” her post continued.
Lorenz said some online commentary has gone too far and incited violence, but argued that the media has failed to examine the “systemic brutality of our health care system” that has fueled these sentiments.
She continued Thursday to retweet social media posts likening Thompson to a mass murderer.
Taylor Lorenz came under fire for social media posts that seemed to justify comments she hoped insurance executives would suffer. (Getty Images)
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One post read, “Brian Thompson killed more Americans than all serial killers combined, but because he made money doing it, the media portrayed him as a successful businessman and a moral “I considered them to be worthy citizens.”
lorenz left the Washington Post We launched the user magazine substack in October. The far-left writer previously worked for the New York Times and has been embroiled in several online controversies over the years.
She is known for her extreme fear of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19). she went viral Earlier this week, she worried that by 2024 people not wearing masks will be “tainting the air”.
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FOX News' Lindsey Cornick and Joseph Wolfsohn contributed to this report.
