Piers Morgan was left dumbfounded during a panel discussion involving former Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz, who said she felt "joy" over the cold-blooded execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Thompson was murdered on December 4th in a targeted attack outside the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan, where he was shot multiple times by a gunman who had been lying in wait.
The suspect, Luigi Mangione, was apprehended on Monday in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after being recognized at a McDonald's; he was found with a gun, a silencer, and a manifesto criticizing healthcare companies.
Lorenz had applauded Thompson's brutal slaying on social media, openly suggesting that other healthcare CEOs should suffer the same fate. Morgan brought her in for a panel discussion, which also featured Tomi Lahren, and Taylor doubled down.
Piers Morgan loses it on former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz, who has obviously lost her mind in recent years.
— Rusty (@Rusty_Weiss) December 10, 2024
Says she feels "joy" over #UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder.
Morgan: “Taylor, I don’t mean to be rude, but why the f**k are you laughing all the time?” pic.twitter.com/THoPksCq7W
“Why would you be in such a celebratory mood about the execution of another human being?” the British journalist asked. “Aren’t you supposed to be on the caring, sharing left where, you know, you believe in the sanctity of life?”
Lorenz countered, “I do believe in the sanctity of life and I think that’s why I felt, along with so many other Americans, joy, unfortunately.”
It's at this point where Lorenz attempts a half-hearted backtrack, but the smile on her face and the ensuing giggling throughout the segment betray her actual feelings.
“Joy?! Serious? Joy at a man’s execution?” a shocked Morgan retorted.
“Maybe not joy, but certainly not empathy,” Lorenz tried to defend.
Y'all don't hate Taylor Lorenz enough. pic.twitter.com/GV54WSEa6j
— Leftism (@LeftismForU) December 5, 2024
“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?” the "Piers Morgan Uncensored" host pressed.
“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.”
Guess it's back to the joy part again.
Morgan asked if all healthcare officials should be similarly killed, which prompted Lorenz to start laughing like a schoolgirl, adding, "Um, no."
“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," Piers countered.
When Morgan brought Lahren into the discussion, things got a little ugly.
Lorenz demanded the host stop referring to her comments about being "joyful" over Thompson's murder, despite having said it earlier in the segment.
When Lahren called the alleged journalist's take a "bridge too far," Lorenz could be seen repeatedly chuckling. Morgan had to interject and address the buffoonish behavior.
“Taylor, I don’t mean to be rude, but why the f**k are you laughing all the time?” the exasperated host shot back. “I don’t get it. Sorry, apologies for my language, but honestly, I find it unbelievable! What are you laughing at?”
Perhaps Taylor's utterly insane justification of cold-blooded murder is what led to Vox Media ending its deal to distribute her podcast and YouTube show.
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