This is abhorrent, and quite possibly the most tone-deaf social media commentary we've ever seen. The social media manager for United Healthcare (UHC) went on TikTok to express her sadness that Cole Allen failed to assassinate President Trump over the weekend.
Social media manager for @UHC is sad that the shooter missed
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 28, 2026
Any comment @UHC? pic.twitter.com/qGG4iOoD72
"I know we're cooked as a country when my first reaction to hearing the news about Trump's [hand gesture] attempt was it was probably fake. Like, immediately I was like, oh, that wasn't real," she said. "Probably fake and the second was, awww they missed?"
"So happy they missed," she continued, sarcastically. "Yeah, that's sad. That's when you know we're cooked."
Remember, UHC CEO Brian Thompson was killed in an act of political violence not too terribly long ago.
I’d love to hear how United Health Care plans to respond to the company’s social media manager mourning the fact that President Trump survived Saturday’s assassination attempt @UHC, whats your reaction?pic.twitter.com/8a3opdXRbH https://t.co/4YdPnYXDtz
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) April 28, 2026
That's an excellent question.
If I worked for UHC, I'd really exercise caution with the notion that some political violence is justified. https://t.co/72Rb6mYoxk
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) April 28, 2026
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This. All of this.
And it turns out UHC took her comments seriously. She's reportedly been fired.
Violence is never acceptable and any comments that suggest otherwise are in no way consistent with our mission and values. The person who made comments online about Saturday night’s incident at a Washington event where President Trump and many other political leaders were…
— UnitedHealthcare (@UHC) April 28, 2026
"Violence is never acceptable and any comments that suggest otherwise are in no way consistent with our mission and values. The person who made comments online about Saturday night’s incident at a Washington event where President Trump and many other political leaders were gathered is no longer employed by the company," the post read.
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