Luigi Mangione ‘had all that one wants but…’: New York mayor raises concern of radicalisation

New York mayor Eric Adams flagged the growing trend of anti-American sentiment, particularly among young people, as he cited the indictment of Luigi Mangione for murder. Mangione has been formally indicted in New York on first-degree murder charges for the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Addressing a press conference, Adams said, “I’m seeing our bench is hating the team [America], and we better start acknowledging and focusing on that.”

Linking Mangione’s alleged actions to a broader issue of radicalization, the mayor, a former police officer said young people are being influenced to hate their country. 

Referring to Mangione’s privileged upbringing in Maryland in a wealthy family and manifesto as indicators of this trend, Adams said, “Think about the shooter: Ivy League, grew up in an affluent household. His manifesto clearly is showing some signs of hating.” 

“Our children are being radicalized. I said this over and over again, and everybody’s like, ‘What are you talking about, Eric?’ Our children are being radicalized to hate America, to hate the country that put them where they are,” he was quoted as saying by Forbes.