Ex-WaPo Reporter Sparks Outrage Over Post-Murder Comment on UnitedHealthcare CEO [WATCH]

Former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz is once again making headlines, this time for a series of inflammatory social media posts following the tragic murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as reported by Fox News.

Thompson, 50, was shot at close range outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan last Wednesday, leaving behind a wife and two sons. The suspect remains at large.

Hours after the incident, Lorenz took to the platform Bluesky to share her controversial take.

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In response to news that Blue Cross Blue Shield would no longer fully cover anesthesia for some surgeries, she posted, “And people wonder why we want these executives dead.”

Social media attracts the weirdest people on the planet who will say completely batshit crazy stuff, and still think they are the morally superior ones: “And people wonder why we want these executives dead” pic.twitter.com/F2MXwIWyuJ

— Ed Fidgeon-Kavanagh (@Clearpreso) December 5, 2024

The statement raised immediate eyebrows for its timing and provocative nature.

Lorenz didn’t stop there. She shared a post from another user suggesting insurance CEOs receive emails with the ominous message, “you’re next,” though she claimed this was hypothetical and “unrelated to current events.”

Lorenz later defended her remarks, saying, “People have very justified hatred toward insurance company CEOs because these executives are responsible for an unfathomable amount of death and suffering.”

The left-leaning journalist also circulated posts from others, which appeared to justify Thompson’s murder by highlighting grievances against the healthcare system.

One user wrote, “He will be shown the same empathy he showed for others every single day.”

He will be shown the same empathy he showed for others every single day 🫶 https://t.co/EqpB67rkP1

— Julia Marie (@julia_doubleday) December 4, 2024

Another lamented, “My insurance won’t cover life-saving treatments. They have no problem with my suffering or death. Murder is wrong, no matter how it’s done.”

My insurance will neither cover monoclonal antibodies to prevent COVID or sufficient Paxlovid to treat COVID. They have no problem with my suffering or possible death.
Murder is wrong, no matter how it’s done. https://t.co/H3k0Mq3yrt

— Amy Mitchell (@amymitchellart) December 4, 2024

Lorenz’s posts didn’t stop at Thompson. She targeted Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO Kim Keck, sharing an image of Keck alongside a similar critique of the healthcare industry.

On X, formerly known as Twitter, Lorenz called for “peaceful letter-writing campaigns” aimed at CEOs, accusing them of “ruthlessly murdering thousands of innocent Americans by denying coverage.”

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. Healthcare is a human right. We need universal healthcare now.

— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) December 5, 2024

The backlash was swift. Conservatives decried her remarks as dangerously irresponsible, particularly in light of the violent nature of Thompson’s death.

Many highlighted Lorenz’s history of inflammatory rhetoric, including her infamous 2022 MSNBC interview where she tearfully discussed online harassment she claimed to have faced.

NEW: Taylor Lorenz says she has “severe PTSD” from being a journalist and breaks down in MSNBC interview pic.twitter.com/G9FymoSdH8

— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) April 1, 2022

Critics also pointed to Lorenz’s extreme views on COVID-19, which she recently reignited by lamenting that people not wearing masks in 2024 were “raw-dogging the air.” Her penchant for hyperbole has often made her a target of ridicule among conservatives.

Since leaving the Washington Post in October, Lorenz has launched her Substack publication, User Magazine, continuing to push far-left narratives. Her latest comments underscore the growing chasm between the activist journalism she embodies and the more measured discourse many Americans expect from media professionals.