America Will Be Obsessed With Luigi Mangione for a Long Time
The collective outpouring of admiration for a young alleged assassin points to a gaping void in American politics.
Suspected UnitedHealthcare shooter Luigi Mangione is led from the Blair County Courthouse after an extradition hearing on December 10, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen / Getty Images)
The American people are falling hard for Luigi Mangione — so hard that it may become a crisis, in the minds of elites.
The outpouring of support for the young man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in broad daylight in New York City has been staggering. Women and men across the internet are declaring lust for him. There is widespread condemnation of whoever turned him in, with online reviews of the Altoona McDonald’s where he was apprehended warning that the outlet is infested with “rats.” In a clip that has to be seen to be believed, his fellow prisoners in jail yelled “Free Luigi!” live on the TV news.
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