They’re still fanning the flames.
Luigi Mangione’s legions of twisted fans were unapologetic in supporting the now-admitted assassin after he pleaded guilty Friday in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The fanatics gathered outside the Manhattan federal courthouse where Mangione, 28, copped a guilty plea to two stalking charges and continued to frame his cold-blooded December 2024 slaying of Thompson as a protest against an unjust health insurance system.
“I see it more of a revolutionary act of protest, the likes of which we haven’t seen since the civil rights era,” said Abril Rios, 27, a self-identifying “Mangionista” and political advocate.
“I hope Brian Thompson is the last death from the healthcare industry. I would also like to see no more violence, no more profit motive there.”
Another Mangione superfan – Christina Marani – brushed off Thompson’s death as small potatoes compared to the spotlight it shined on health insurance.
“In a way, it’s really unfortunate that someone had to die to spark the conversations that we’re now having, but unfortunately that’s the way it is,” she said. “His death resulted in us having these tough conversations about health care inequality and people suffering in America.
“Not necessarily worth it,” she said of Thompson’s slaying, “but I can understand the effects that have come from it.”
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