‘We Want These Executives Dead’: Taylor Lorenz Melts Down in Extended Celebration of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Murder
Former Washington Post and New York Times journalist Taylor Lorenz did everything but throw a party after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in the middle of the Manhattan on Wednesday morning.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said that the shooting was a not “a random act of violence,” and instead had all the hallmarks of an assassination.
“I want to be clear — at this time, every indication is that this was a premeditated, pre-planned, targeted attack,” said Tisch.
Despite the fact that Thompson leaves behind two sons and a wife who said she was “shattered” by her husband’s murder, Lorenz saw cause for celebration — and celebrate she did on BlueSky.
In her first post referencing Thompson’s death, she shared a post about how Blue Cross Blue Shield, one of UnitedHealthcare’s competitors, “will no longer pay for anesthesia for the full length of some surgeries.”
“And people wonder why we want these executives dead,” commented Lorenz.
Next she suggested that healthcare executives should be restricted from good health insurance plans and denied care outside of them.
Then she did her best to put herself on a watchlist by declaring that she had woken up to see a celebratory graphic “spammed in my group chats.”
“I am not alone,” she added, sharing a similar graphic touted by another user.
The meltdown continued apace with Lorenz sharing an unmarked graphic about UnitedHealthcare claim denial rates, which independent journalist Ken Klippenstein called “the legacy of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Later, Lorenz shared another post about the Blue Cross Blue Shield policy change and posted the name and headshot of Blue Cross Blue Shield’s CEO.
Over five hours later, Lorenz insisted that she did so to encourage “letter writing campaigns.”
“I hope people learn the names of all of these insurance company CEOs and engage in very peaceful letter writing campaigns so that they stop ruthlessly murdering thousands of innocent Americans by denying coverage,” she wrote. “Healthcare is a human right. We need universal healthcare now.”
After that, she shared a post submitting that “Force, when used by the people, is called ‘violence’ and ‘terror.’ When used by the powerful, it is called ‘law enforcement’ and ‘policy.'”