Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) shared her conflicted thoughts on the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Thursday afternoon, saying people view insurance claim denials as “violence.” However, he insisted that he had no intention of justifying the alleged assassination of the executive.
“I think America's collective experience … all of the pain that people have gone through is centered in this event,” Ocasio-Cortez told reporters on the steps of the Capitol.
“And it's very important to take a step back and think. This is not a comment, this is not to say that acts of violence are justified,” she continued, noting that people may be referring to this murder in different ways. He explained that he might be looking at it from a different perspective.
“But for anyone who is confused, shocked or appalled, understand that people interpret, feel and experience denied claims as acts of violence against them. I think it's necessary,” the lawmaker said.
“People become homeless because they get a diagnosis and it goes unaddressed, or they have to cover staggering bills and things like that. , we're talking about it in a passive way,” she said, blaming the privatized health care system and concluding that it “is what it is for a huge number of Americans.”
“I mean, I didn’t have health insurance until I was elected to Congress,” she continued.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) also commented on the murder, describing it as an “atrocity.” But like Ocasio-Cortez, he said his anger at the health care system was palpable.
“Murder is murder and it's completely unacceptable, but I think the outpouring we've seen shows frustration and anger at a medical industry that refuses to give people the advocacy they so desperately need,” he said. said.
“And I think people understand that our current health care system is broken. We need to do whatever major countries on earth have to do and guarantee health care to all people as a human right.” “There is,” he added.
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All of these statements came just over a week after Mr. Thompson was shot and killed on December 4th outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan. As reported by Breitbart News, the murder comes amid reports that “executives at his company are reportedly under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on suspicion of insider trading and monopolization.” It happened in
The suspect in the shooting, Luigi Mangione, has been arrested.
As Breitbart News reported, “On Monday, when Mr. Mangione was taken into custody in Altoona, Pennsylvania, he left a handwritten letter saying, “I was expecting these parasites.'' He is said to have been in possession.”
Left-wing climate justice group Sunrise Movement is among those justifying the killings, arguing that young people have “grown up watching CEOs commit mass murder.”
The pro-Democratic Facebook page The Other 98% also caused a stir after sharing a photo mocking people who are “upset” that Mangione has been made into a “people's hero” by some. is expanding.
“To those who are upset that Luigi was made into a folk hero. Now you know how we felt when you lumped Kyle Rittenhouse into one,” the post reads. It was written.
