Yahoo AI Key Takeaway Reactions to Thompson's death have sparked discussions about the impact of denied or inadequate health insurance coverage on individuals, with some online commentary expressing outrage over the situation.

Fetterman blasts liberal magazine for calling UnitedHealthcare CEO murder 'inevitable'

Taylor Penley

Sat, December 7, 2024 at 2:00 PM MST

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• Senator John Fetterman criticized New York magazine for suggesting that UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder was "inevitable" due to resentment over denied insurance claims.
• Thompson was gunned down outside a hotel in Manhattan on his way to a company conference, with bullet casings found at the crime scene inscribed with words like "deny," "depose," and "defend," possibly referencing insurance claim issues.
• Reactions to Thompson's death have sparked discussions about the impact of denied or inadequate health insurance coverage on individuals, with some online commentary expressing outrage over the situation.

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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., didn't mince words while tearing into New York magazine for an article suggesting resentment over denied insurance claims made UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder "inevitable."

"No shortage of s----y takes on the 2024 election or on this assassination," the Pennsylvania senator wrote in an X post on Saturday.

"The public execution of an innocent man and father of two is indefensible, not ‘inevitable.’ Condoning and cheering this on says more about YOU than the situation of health insurance," he added.

Thompson was gunned down outside a hotel in Manhattan on the way to a company conference on Wednesday morning, spawning a now days-long investigation as the suspect remains on the run.

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The motive behind the assassination remains unclear, though bullet casings left behind at the crime scene were found with words "deny", "depose" and "defend" written on them – a possible reference to the book "Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It."

Reactions to Thompson's death have poured in across the web and in the media, with some speculating outrage over denied coverage perhaps inspired the event, including New York magazine's article titled "The Shooting That Was Inevitable. Our political system is breaking down. Now it has killed."

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