On the record · Updated October 1, 2026

Taylor Lorenz quotes

former Washington Post reporter

3 things Taylor Lorenz said, verbatim, on August 15, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.

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Positions

Mangione should be regarded as a justified or heroic figure for killing Brian Thompson.

Supports Aug 15

“he’s a person who seems like he’s this morally good man, which is hard to find”

Breitbart News Luigi Mangione tells a Manhattan judge he shot Brian Thompson, then his lawyers move to kill the state murder case ›

Others on this question

Jessica Tisch NYPD Commissioner Disputes

“Violence is not a cause. Murder is not a message. And a killer is certainly not a hero.”

Hasan Piker Twitch streamer Supports

“Brian Thompson, as the UnitedHealthcare CEO, was engaging in a tremendous amount of social murder,”

Taylor Lorenz on Guns, crime & policing2

As printed Aug 15

“Here’s this man who’s a revolutionary, who’s famous, who’s handsome, who’s young, who’s smart, he’s a person who seems like he’s this morally good man, which is hard to find,”

on Hasan Piker's appeal amid his defense of accused killer Luigi Mangione

Breitbart News Leftist Superstar Hasan Piker Justifies Luigi Mangione: UnitedHealth CEO Guilty of ‘Social Murder’ ›

As printed Aug 15

“You’re gonna see women especially that feel like, ‘oh my God, here’s this man who’s a revolutionary, who’s famous, who’s handsome, who’s young, who’s smart, he’s a person that seems like this morally good man,’ which is hard to find,”

on reactions to accused killer Luigi Mangione amid his fraud and murder case

Breitbart News Taylor Lorenz Swoons over 'Handsome' Accused Murderer Luigi Mangione ›

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