On Thursday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) joined the ranks of Democrat lawmakers showing sympathy towards the man responsible for the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Luigi Mangione, the prime suspect in Thompson’s murder, has gained notoriety since his identity was unveiled, drawing comparisons to how Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was idolized.
And left-leaning women are shockingly sympathizing with him.
Speaking in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Ocasio-Cortez expressed her ability to empathize with the killer’s mindset.
“This collective American experience, which is so twisted to have in the wealthiest nation in the world, all of that pain that people have experienced, is being concentrated on this event,” the devout Socialist explained. “It’s really important that we take a step back.”
“This is not to say that an act of violence is justified, but I think for anyone who is confused or shocked or appalled, they need to understand that people interpret and feel and experience denied claims as an act of violence against them.”
AOC explains that she doesn’t condone the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO but …
In her view, some people feel that denied claims are acts of violence, too. pic.twitter.com/r5s2h1xfvI
— Rusty (@Rusty_Weiss) December 12, 2024
My wife has Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). In short, it is a lifelong version of the disease. We have heavily navigated the healthcare system. Had claims denied. Paid for life-saving medications in the thousands of dollars, waiting for the system to approve the prescription and make it more affordable.
And yet, I gotta tell ya … we never once thought we should go shoot somebody.
“People go homeless over the financial devastation of a diagnosis that doesn’t get addressed or the amount that they’re going to have to cover with a surprise bill and things like that,” AOC continued to justify. “We kind of talk about how systems are violent in this country in this passive way. Our privatized healthcare system is like that for a huge amount of Americans.”
