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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Was Spot On About the Assassination of the United Healthcare CEO.
Discussing her recent comments about the killing of Brian Thompson.
Even with the time that has passed since the assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of New York City on the way to a hotel, I’m sure I’m not the only one that’s noticed that the conversation surrounding healthcare in this country continues to be intense and at the forefront in the aftermath. It’s been noteworthy to see the media struggling to address the understandable complete lack of empathy from the American public for this man, but CEOs of these companies have obviously been made uncomfortable. So uncomfortable in fact, that they’ve wiped the faces of their CEOs from their websites and security for many of them has been ramped up.
They’re uncomfortable, and they should be.
As the discourse continues Senator Elizabeth Warren has weighed in, and her comments were frankly absolutely spot on.
Ben Johansen with Politico writes:
“Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), one of the staunchest critics of the American health care system writ large among U.S. lawmakers, condemned the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Tuesday — but added that people…
