Former Washington Post journalist Taylor Lorenz was fired from Vox Media after she could not contain her ‘joy’ after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed. Lorenz created a ripple on social media after she defended her joy and said that she was reflecting the mood of most Americans who suffer at the hands of such insurance companies.
Semafor reported that Vox decided not to renew its short-term deal with Lorenz but the decision was made before Lorenz’s posts on Brian Thompson.
Lorenz said her show is independent and there was no deal between her and Vox. “This is false and Vox doesn’t own or distribute my YouTube podcast. I do! Literally begging any of these idiots to understand how the internet works. My show is not a Vox show, there’s no ‘deal’ that has been ended,” Lorenz said.
Piers Morgan asks Taylor Lorenz: ‘Should every CEO be killed?’
Taylor Lorenz appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensores Monday and repeated that unfortunately, she was feeling joy over the murder of Brian Thompson.
“Joy!? Serious? Joy at a man’s execution?” Piers Morgan asked.
“Why would you be in such a celebratory mood about the execution of another human being?” Morgan asks the journalist. “Aren’t you supposed to be on the caring, sharing left where, you know, you believe in the sanctity of life?”
“How can this make you joyful? This guy is a husband, he’s a father, and he’s been gunned down in the middle of Manhattan. Why does that make you joyful?”
Lorenz said Thompson murdered tens of thousands of Americans by denying insurance money.
Then Piers Morgan asked her whether all healthcare executives should be killed and if that would make Lorenz even more joyful. Lorenz said she does not think vigilante justice is the way to solve the issue and it’s a good thing the murder highlighted the healthcare problems in America.
