‘You’re Putting a Smiley Face on Assassination’: Hannity Confronts Taylor Lorenz, Tells Her She Has ‘A Missing Chip’
Fox News host Sean Hannity confronted journalist Taylor Lorenz on Wednesday over her controversial remarks about the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, accusing her of “putting a smiley face on assassination.”
During an appearance on Fox News’ Hannity, Lorenz – who has received criticism for her positive remarks about Thompson’s accused killer Luigi Mangione, and for saying she felt “joy” in the aftermath of Thompson’s death – attempted to defend her controversial comments.
“Try to explain this to me. You feel joy, those are your words. You felt joy over the murder of this father?” asked Hannity.
As Lorenz shook her head in disagreement, Hannity said, “No, those are the words you used. You can shake your head all you want, and we have the tape.”
He then questioned, “Now let me ask you, what part of this UnitedHealthcare CEO being a father and a husband don’t you understand, and what part of you having the choice of what healthcare provider you choose to deal with or not do you not understand?”
“Let me just be extra clear. Never did I say that I felt joy in his death,” replied Lorenz. “I said very explicitly, if you play the full segment – and actually people can watch that segment on my YouTube in full, not the edited version that Piers [Morgan] showed – I said that I felt joy along with millions of other Americans that the brutality of our healthcare system was finally being acknowledged. I believe that our current system is murderous, right? I mean, we have uninsured Americans with a 40% higher risk of death compared to insured.”
Hannity interrupted:
Alright, Taylor, we can talk about healthcare all night, but that’s not the topic. Taylor, that’s not the topic. I don’t like the healthcare system either and a lot of people have experienced frustration like you are saying. That to me is separate and apart from the debate of praising, calling “handsome,” “smart,” “intelligent,” and being joyful over the death and assassination of innocent people, and that’s what your comments did. Your comments basically put your seal of approval on murder and assassination, and I’m trying to understand, whether you like this guy or like the way he does business or not, you’re advocating and putting a smiley face on assassination, and I’m trying to understand what is in your soul that doesn’t understand he’s a father and a husband here.
He asked, “What are you missing? There seems to be a missing chip with you.”
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