Luigi Mangione, who was charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, receives thousands of dollars in online donations and a flurry of messages of support.
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00:00Luigi Mangione, who was charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, received
00:05thousands of dollars in online donations and a flurry of messages of support.
00:10There's been a broad condemnation of the crime he's been accused of.
00:13However, Reuters reports the photogenic 26-year-old Ivy League graduate has become an unsettling
00:18mix of folk hero, celebrity, and online crush in certain circles.
00:23On the crowdsourced fundraising site Give Send Go Alone, more than $31,000 in donations
00:28have poured in for Mangione as of Wednesday.
00:31The majority of messages on the site express many Americans' deep frustration with the
00:35U.S. healthcare system.
00:37Other websites are selling Mangione merchandise such as hats, t-shirts printed with his face,
00:42and messages of support.
00:44Former FBI agent David Shapiro says it's hard to underestimate people's rage towards the
00:48insurance providers.
00:50Shapiro says the response to Mangione is unprecedented, and not impossible considering it's easy to
00:55express anonymous support online.
00:57On TikTok, some users have made comments like class consciousness is rising, and some
01:02have called Mangione an absolute legend.