Taylor Lorenz Laughs Off Obsession with ‘Handsome’ Luigi Mangione to CNN: He Seems ‘Morally Good – Which Is Hard to Find’

LORENZ To see these ░░░░░░░░ media pundits on TV ░░░░░░░░ their pearls about someone ░░░░░░░░ a murderer when this ░░░░░░░░ this is the United ░░░░░░░░ of America as if ░░░░░░░░ don t lionize criminals ░░░░░░░░ if we don t ░░░░░░░░ you know stan murders ░░░░░░░░ all sorts and we ░░░░░░░░ them Netflix shows There ░░░░░░░░ a huge disconnect between ░░░░░░░░ narratives and angles that ░░░░░░░░ mainstream media pushes and ░░░░░░░░ the American public feels ░░░░░░░░ you see that in ░░░░░░░░ like this And I ░░░░░░░░ tell you I saw ░░░░░░░░ biggest audience growth that ░░░░░░░░ ve ever seen because ░░░░░░░░ were like Oh somebody ░░░░░░░░ journalists is actually speaking ░░░░░░░░ the anger that we ░░░░░░░░ O SULLIVAN The women ░░░░░░░░ gather outside the court ░░░░░░░░ New York LORENZ So ░░░░░░░░ re going to see ░░░░░░░░ especially that feel like ░░░░░░░░ my god like here ░░░░░░░░ this man who s ░░░░░░░░ revolutionary who s famous ░░░░░░░░ s handsome who s ░░░░░░░░ who s smart he ░░░░░░░░ a person that seems ░░░░░░░░ s like this morally ░░░░░░░░ man which is hard ░░░░░░░░ find Laughter O SULLIVAN ░░░░░░░░ I just realized women ░░░░░░░░ literally date an assassin ░░░░░░░░ they swipe right on ░░░░░░░░ That s where we ░░░░░░░░ at Laughter I m ░░░░░░░░ you don t like ░░░░░░░░ be compared to a ░░░░░░░░ supporter but some of ░░░░░░░░ of how people cannot ░░░░░░░░ why people have sympathies ░░░░░░░░ Mangione strikes me as ░░░░░░░░ same as the media ░░░░░░░░ understanding why people support ░░░░░░░░ LORENZ I totally agree ░░░░░░░░ SULLIVAN It s because ░░░░░░░░ lot of people are ░░░░░░░░ really really desperate LORENZ ░░░░░░░░ want somebody to take ░░░░░░░░ the system They want ░░░░░░░░ to tear down these ░░░░░░░░ establishment institutions.”