(DCNF)—Fox’s Sean Hannity pressed former Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz on Wednesday evening over her comments regarding alleged CEO assassin Luigi Mangione, asking her point-blank what she is “missing.”
In a recent appearance Sunday on CNN, Lorenz received backlash after she said that women supporting Mangione would describe him as “revolutionary,” “handsome” and “smart,” adding that there is a double standard from “media pundits” who criticize the support. While on “Hannity,” Lorenz was first questioned about her defense of Mangione and his supporters.
Lorenz attempted to pivot to her complaints about the healthcare system, which Hannity quickly called out.
“That’s not the topic if you can talk about healthcare. I don’t like the healthcare system either, and a lot of people have experienced frustration like you’re saying. That to me is separate and apart from the debate of praising, calling ‘handsome, smart, intelligent,’ being joyful over the death and assassination of innocent people. That’s what your comments did,” Hannity said.
“Your comments basically put your seal of approval on murder and assassination. I’m trying to understand whether you like this guy, like the way he does business or not. You’re advocating and putting a smiley face on assassination,” Hannity added. “I’m trying to understand what is in your soul that doesn’t understand. He’s a father and a husband here. What are you missing? There seems to be a missing chip with you.”
In December 2024, authorities detained 26-year-old Luigi Mangione in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. After officials arrested the alleged assassin, some Democrat activists rallied in support of Mangione with protests and demonstrations.
Following Thompson’s death, Lorenz took to Bluesky, posting a response to Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield after the company released a now-retracted policy to deny claims for certain anesthesia procedures.
“And people wonder why we want these executives dead,” Lorenz wrote.
After receiving backlash online for the post, Lorenz later said in an online blog that it “does not mean people should murder them.”
Lorenz went on to ask Hannity if he wanted to hear her response to his question, saying she would need to speak “in order to explain.”
“I don’t want the rationalization. I want you to think about what you said. Explain what you said,” Hannity responded.
“I know exactly what I said,” Lorenz said. “Again, I’m attempting to right now. So I’d ask you to please give the space and try to listen here. As I said, once again, never did I say I felt joy that this man died.”
“I said, again, that I felt joy that millions of Americans [or] billions of really wealthy Americans and privileged Americans are forced to wake up to the reality that nearly 70,000 Americans die each year due to lack of health insurance,” Lorenz added. “I do feel joyful that that is an issue being talked about.”
Since Mangione’s arrest, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced April 1 that federal prosecutors will pursue the death penalty for the alleged assassin.
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Hannity does this because he is junk, gossip, entertainment “journalism”.
Having a misfit on your show reflects on the host.
The person who this site is named after, J. D. Rucker, is obsessed with violence himself. The site he edits, The Liberty Daily, proudly, eagerly, features a laundry list of brutal, foul, violence porn. Rucker would have to specifically do internet searches for violent terms to end up with so many each day. It’s no accident. And here, he pretends to be shocked and disgusted that a person would advocate violence. I quit.
Finally someone agrees with me. Thanks Oscar. J.D. has fallen into the same hole as the Legacy Media fell into and that is thinking that only violence of any type is what people want, and it has been supposedly proven, but we don’t all tune in for the same reason. I like to stay informed about just how far America is falling, now that we are in a civil war of sorts with everyone against almost everyone else, and with everyone acting butt hurt.
Just like many do not want to put names of killers out there, we should not be giving this trash human a forum… Here, on Hannity, talk shows, etc. Nowhere!
She is a godless democrat! The democratic party is a terrorist group hell-bent on the destruction of the United States of America, and means harm to its people. It’s leaders are traitors. They speak lies to the truth! They need prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!
Lorenz is a pathetic liar. Furiously backpedaling. Like every Democrat, she is inciting murder and assassination. 75% of Democrats want to see Trump assassinated. The remaining 25% are liars & won’t admot that they are on tjhe Trump Dead bandwagon. Democrats are evil.
This man refused to discuss the 2020 theft and he no longer has any cred with me.
As for this talk with Taylor – I don’t think it has a purpose.