Donald Trump Slams Those Who Are Defending Luigi Mangione:
In a Dec. 17 news conference, the president-elect, 78, denounced the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on Dec. 4, and expressed similar disdain for his supporters.
“I think it’s really terrible that some people seem to admire him, like him,” Trump said. “And I was happy to see that it wasn’t specific to this gentleman that was killed. It’s just an overall sickness, as opposed to a specific sickness. That was a terrible thing.”
He continued, “It was cold-blooded. Just a cold-blooded, horrible killing. And how people can like this guy is— that’s a sickness, actually.”
Trump was later called on to denounce the violence committed in his name.
“I know your pain, I know your hurt,” he said to rioters after they had overtaken Capitol police officers, later adding, “We have to have peace. So, go home. We love you, you’re very special.”
