Trump’s patience with the radical Left is all but gone. He’s not afraid to let them know that either.
And Donald Trump turns red with rage during a vicious rant that has Leftists speechless.
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday criticized public admiration for Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old Ivy League graduate accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan earlier this month.
“I think it’s really terrible that some people seem to admire him — like him,” Trump remarked during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort. “It was cold-blooded, just a cold-blooded, horrible k*lling.”
The president-elect, 78, added that he hoped reports of Mangione’s online fanfare were exaggerated. “You just can’t believe some people — and maybe it’s fake news — I don’t know,” Trump said. “It seems that there’s a certain appetite for [the assassin]. I don’t get it.”
“How people can like this guy — that’s a sickness actually, that’s really very bad. Especially the way it was done, it was so bad — right in the back,” he continued.
Thompson, 50, was shot in the back earlier this month outside a Sixth Avenue hotel in Manhattan.
Authorities quickly apprehended Mangione, a tech-savvy University of Pennsylvania graduate who allegedly used his engineering and computer science skills to 3-D print the firearm used in the attack, according to what a former acquaintance told the New York Post.
In the aftermath of the shocking crime, Mangione has amassed an unsettling online following. Social media users have heaped praise on his sculpted physique, shared photos of his six-pack abs, and lauded his handwritten manifesto railing against the private health insurance industry.
Among Mangione’s unexpected supporters is former Washington Post media journalist Taylor Lorenz, who admitted she took “joy” in the k*lling.
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel joked about his writers swooning over Mangione’s appearance and their eagerness to serve on the jury.
Meanwhile, political figures like Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) appeared to downplay the brutal act while addressing frustrations with the healthcare system. “Violence is never the answer, but people can only be pushed so far,” Warren initially said, later clarifying, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for m*rder.”
“You can only push people so far and then they start to take matters into their own hands." - Elizabeth Warren on UHC CEO ass*ssination as Joy Reid agrees and nods alongpic.twitter.com/8VJURBfFfM
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 11, 2024
Evidence has surfaced that Mangione previously underwent back surgery and harbored resentment toward the health insurance industry. UnitedHealthcare, however, has stated that Mangione was not covered by their plans.
Despite niche praise online, broader public sentiment remains firmly against Mangione.
A poll conducted by the Center for Strategic Politics revealed that 61% of Americans hold a strongly or somewhat negative opinion of him.
Fundraising platforms have also taken action, shutting down campaigns aimed at financing his legal defense.
Mangione currently faces charges of second-degree m*rder, possession of a fake ID, and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Trump’s comments come as he continues to recover from multiple assassination attempts, including a close call at a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally on July 13, when a bullet narrowly missed him, and a subsequent plot thwarted by the Secret Service at his Trump International Golf Club in Florida on Sept. 15.
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