Taylor Lorenz Defends Fangirls of ‘Revolutionary,’ ‘Handsome’ & ‘Morally Good Man’ Luigi Mangione

O SULLIVAN voice over ░░░░░░░░ when UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian ░░░░░░░░ was murdered not everyone ░░░░░░░░ outraged ROCK I mean ░░░░░░░░ is a real person ░░░░░░░░ know But you also ░░░░░░░░ to go you know ░░░░░░░░ drug dealers get shot ░░░░░░░░ What is more heartless ░░░░░░░░ a bleep CEO of ░░░░░░░░ corporation UNKNOWN FEMALE He ░░░░░░░░ stood in the middle ░░░░░░░░ Fifth Avenue and shot ░░░░░░░░ in broad daylight and ░░░░░░░░ loves him And I ░░░░░░░░ that is a beautiful ░░░░░░░░ O SULLIVAN Praise of ░░░░░░░░ shooter was roundly condemned ░░░░░░░░ mainstream news outlets UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ You don t have ░░░░░░░░ right to go out ░░░░░░░░ kill somebody and take ░░░░░░░░ know vigilante justice into ░░░░░░░░ hands UNKNOWN MALE I ░░░░░░░░ it s atrocious that ░░░░░░░░ would think that it ░░░░░░░░ OK to commit murder ░░░░░░░░ SULLIVAN To say otherwise ░░░░░░░░ open yourself to harsh ░░░░░░░░ LORENZ I do believe ░░░░░░░░ the sanctity of life ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ I felt along with ░░░░░░░░ many other Americans joy ░░░░░░░░ you know because it ░░░░░░░░ like Morgan Joy Seriously ░░░░░░░░ I mean Morgan Joy ░░░░░░░░ the man s execution ░░░░░░░░ I guess I would ░░░░░░░░ not maybe not joy ░░░░░░░░ certainly not no certainly ░░░░░░░░ empathy What I said ░░░░░░░░ that I felt joy ░░░░░░░░ the fact that people ░░░░░░░░ Piers Morgan and other ░░░░░░░░ millionaires in this country ░░░░░░░░ finally being forced to ░░░░░░░░ the gross inequalities in ░░░░░░░░ barbaric healthcare system O ░░░░░░░░ Taylor Lorenz is an ░░░░░░░░ journalist who spoke up ░░░░░░░░ people who felt the ░░░░░░░░ had justification LORENZ Thousands ░░░░░░░░ Americans die because CEOs ░░░░░░░░ this one and others ░░░░░░░░ essential life saving care ░░░░░░░░ Americans I think it ░░░░░░░░ hilarious to see these ░░░░░░░░ media pundits on TV ░░░░░░░░ their pearls about someone ░░░░░░░░ a murderer when this ░░░░░░░░ the United States of ░░░░░░░░ As if we don ░░░░░░░░ lionize criminals as if ░░░░░░░░ don t have you ░░░░░░░░ we don t stand ░░░░░░░░ of all sorts and ░░░░░░░░ give them Netflix shows ░░░░░░░░ s a huge disconnect ░░░░░░░░ the narratives and angles ░░░░░░░░ 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 ░░░░░░░░ journalist is actually speaking ░░░░░░░░ the anger that we ░░░░░░░░ O SULLIVAN The women ░░░░░░░░ got her outside court ░░░░░░░░ New York LORENZ So ░░░░░░░░ re going to see ░░░░░░░░ especially that feel like ░░░░░░░░ my god right Like ░░░░░░░░ s this man who ░░░░░░░░ a revolutionary who s ░░░░░░░░ who s handsome who ░░░░░░░░ young who s smart ░░░░░░░░ s a person that ░░░░░░░░ this 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 I m sure ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t like to ░░░░░░░░ compared to a Trump ░░░░░░░░ but some of how ░░░░░░░░ cannot understand why people ░░░░░░░░ sympathies for Mangione strikes ░░░░░░░░ as the same as ░░░░░░░░ media not understanding why ░░░░░░░░ support Trump LORENZ I ░░░░░░░░ agree O SULLIVAN It ░░░░░░░░ because a lot of ░░░░░░░░ are just really really ░░░░░░░░ LORENZ They want somebody ░░░░░░░░ take on the system ░░░░░░░░ want somebody to tear ░░░░░░░░ these barbaric establishment institutions.”