Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren excused the outrage at the healthcare industry many Americans have expressed following the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Tuesday.
Thompson was shot dead outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 4, with authorities arresting Luigi Mangione — an Ivy League graduate who reportedly despised the health industry — in connection to the murder. When asked about the killing, Warren remarked that “violence is never the answer,” but claimed that people “can only be pushed so far,” and that health insurance companies should consider the outcry of online support for Mangione a “warning.”
“Violence is never the answer, but people can be pushed only so far,” Warren said in an interview with the Huffington Post. “The visceral response from people across the country who feel cheated, ripped off, and threatened by the vile practices of their insurance companies should be a warning to everyone in the healthcare system.”
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