‘Why the F*ck Are You Laughing?!’ Piers Morgan Snaps After Taylor Lorenz Says She Felt ‘Joy’ at CEO’s Killing
Piers Morgan was left in shock on Monday after journalist Taylor Lorenz said she felt “joy” over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
During an interview with Lorenz on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Morgan grilled his guest about her social media posts celebrating Thompson’s killing, which resulted in her split with Vox Media.
“Why would you be in such a celebratory mood about the execution of another human being?” he questioned. “Aren’t you supposed to be on the caring, sharing left where, you know, you believe in the sanctity of life?”
Lorenz replied, “I do believe in the sanctity of life and I think that’s why I felt, along with so many other Americans, joy, unfortunately.”
Lorenz’s answer visibly shocked Morgan, who asked, “Joy?! Serious? Joy at a man’s execution?”
“Maybe not joy, but certainly not empathy,” Lorenz declared.
Morgan pressed, “How can this make you joyful? This guy is a husband, he’s a father, and he’s been gunned down in the middle of Manhattan. Why does that make you joyful?”
“So are the tens of thousands of Americans that he murdered!” Lorenz argued. “So are the tens of thousands of Americans, innocent Americans, who died because greedy health insurance executives like this one push a policy of denying care to the most vulnerable people, and I am a part of the many millions of Americans that have watched people that I care about suffer and in some cases die because of lack of healthcare.”
“So should they all be killed then?” asked Morgan. “Should they all be killed, these healthcare executives? Would that make you even more joyful?”
After Lorenz laughed and replied, “Uh, no,” Morgan shot back, “Well, why not? Why are you laughing? You seem to find the whole thing hilarious. A bloke’s been murdered in the street. I don’t find it funny at all.”
As Morgan tried to bring in guest Tomi Lahren to the discussion, Lorenz protested, “Don’t say I’m joyful.”
“You said you were feeling joyful,” Morgan pointed out.
“Yeah, I take that back. Joyful is the wrong word,” said Lorenz.
Morgan eventually snapped after Lorenz could be see laughing at Lahren calling it “a bridge too far” to “be joyful or even to say you’re not empathetic about somebody losing their life when they leave behind two young boys.”
“Taylor, I don’t mean to be rude, but why the fuck are you laughing all the time?” Morgan snapped. “I don’t get it. Sorry, apologies for my language, but honestly I find it unbelievable! What are you laughing at?”
Watch above via Piers Morgan Uncensored.
