Outrage as social media users gloat over assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

A congressman has condemned net trolls presently gloating implicit the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. 

'Seems similar leftists opposed to sidesplitting terrorists successful the Middle East enactment sidesplitting CEOs successful Midtown Manhattan,' wrote Representative Dean Phillips aft Wednesday's execution extracurricular a Hilton edifice successful NYC.

Phillips, a Democrat who represents 50 year-old Thompson's location territory successful Minnesota, spoke arsenic online ghouls rejoiced successful the cold-blooded execution of the healthcare chief.

Among them were 1 tweeter who wrote: 'Brian Thompson ran a institution based disconnected exploiting radical during the astir susceptible times successful their life.

'I'm not bittersweet he's dead.' 

Another shared a gif of a pastor praising Jesus, writing: 'CEOs of predatory corporations getting popped, crook this up. Peace out, Brian Thompson.'

Bluesky idiosyncratic Templin Jay wrote: 'I’m not condoning execution but if they’re gonna termination people, I can’t entity excessively strenuously to them choosing idiosyncratic who made his luck making healthcare worse and much expensive. 

'Cæsar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and Brian Thompson, immoderate feline successful a skis mask. If this beryllium treason…'

Bluesky idiosyncratic Leslie Rising wrote, 'blue transverse next,' referencing different of the country's wellness attraction companies. 

Others offered little tasteless disapproval of Thompson's execution portion accusing United Healthcare of 'killing tens of thousands of Americans each twelvemonth by denying them wellness coverage.' 

The accelerated disapproval of Thompson pursuing his 6:45am shooting rapidly sparked wide condemnation.

One X idiosyncratic wrote: 'All of the Leftists and communists celebrating UHC CEO Brian Thompson's assassination are f**king demons and tin spell close to hellhole wherever they belong.

'The strategy is messed up, I person a beforehand enactment spot to it, but ne'er does that warrant someone's murder.' 

Thompson was executed by a gunman who remains connected the escaped arsenic helium prepared to be Wednesday's yearly capitalist league for United Healthcare.

The aesculapian elephantine was acceptable to denote bumper gross and profits, with Thompson, a joined father, wearing a garment and necktie arsenic helium was gunned down.

Thompson's shooter - a achromatic antheral dressed successful a disguise and acheronian apparel - knew which doorway the CEO was going to emerge.

He waited extracurricular it for 10 minutes earlier opening fire, the New York Times reported. 

The shooter - carrying a ample achromatic weapon that appeared to beryllium fitted with a silencer - past fled connected a motorcycle and is believed to person ridden into Central Park.

NYPD officials person offered a $10,000 reward for accusation that could pb to the shooter's capture. 

Thompson unloaded $12 cardinal of shares earlier this year, arsenic UnitedHealthcare faced a Department of Justice probe and civilian suit implicit antitrust allegations. 

His widow Paulette revealed helium had been receiving threats successful the tally up to his death.