Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), known for frequently diverging from left-wing orthodoxy, once again broke ranks by criticizing leftists on social media who celebrated the alleged murderer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Thompson was fatally shot on December 4 near the entrance of the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan. A suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder, but the incident sparked applause from some leftist circles, drawing sharp condemnation from Fetterman.
“He’s the a**hole that’s going to die in prison,” Fetterman stated. “Congratulations if you want to celebrate that. A sewer is going to sewer. That’s what social media is about. And I don’t know why the media wants to turn that into a story, just with these trolls saying these kinds of things anonymously like that. I don’t know why that’s news. Remember, he has two children that are going to grow up without their father… It’s vile. And if you’ve gunned someone down that you don’t happen to agree with their views or the business that they’re in, hey, you know, I’m next, they’re next, he’s next, she’s next.”
.@JohnFetterman on Luigi Mangione and the online reaction: “He’s the asshole that’s going to die in prison. Congratulations if you want to celebrate that. A sewer is going to sewer. That’s what social media is about this. And I don’t know why the media wants to turn that into a…
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) December 10, 2024
Last May, Fetterman tore off his Harvard University collar during a commencement speech at Yeshiva University in New York. Fetterman, an alumnus of Harvard and a vocal supporter of Israel since the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre of more than 1200 people in Israel, said, “I have been profoundly disappointed in the way — Harvard’s inability to stand up for the Jewish community after October 7. And for me personally, I do not fundamentally believe that it is right for me to wear this today.”
Prior to that, in April, Fetterman expressed his support for law enforcement regarding squatters, saying to the New York Post, “Squatters have no rights. How can you even pretend that this is anything other than you’re just breaking the law? … I am not woke. … It’s wild that if you go away on a long trip, for 30 days, and someone breaks into your home and suddenly they have rights. This is crazy. Like if somebody stole your car, and then they held it for 30 days, then somehow you now have some rights?”