Two “fans” of an accused murderer made statements so outrageous this week that even the defendant disavowed them.
Ashley Rojas and Lena Weissbrot call themselves “Mangionistas” on social media, a nod to Luigi Mangione, the young man accused of gunning down United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in a pre-dawn attack on Dec. 4, 2024.
In a video interview with the New York Daily News Monday, the two voiced disdain for Thompson and expressed glee over the insurance executive’s death, saying Thompson’s children “are better off without him.”
“I’m saying f*** Brian Thompson. I don’t give a f*** he died,” Rojas told the Daily News.
Weissbrot then taunted the victim’s family.
“His children are better off without him,” she said. “They need to learn to not be like their dad. And enjoy the blood money, kids.”
“He’s responsible for more deaths than Osama bin Laden,” Weissbrot added, comparing Thompson to the Al Qaeda leader responsible for the 9/11 terror attacks, “and I remember Americans celebrating when Osama bin Laden was killed. It’s not like we don’t understand heroic violence or when violence is good. That’s, like, as American as America gets.”
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