CNN’s Dana Bash indulged in conspiracy theories during a Friday segment of CNN’s Inside Politics, more like Inside the Loony Bin, when her guest, former Maryland State Police Commander Neill Franklin, suggested that United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson “orchestrated” his own assassination.
Franklin’s only evidence: “[The shooter] knew too much about where he was going to be at a specific time.” As Franklin explained how the assassin couldn’t have possibly known where Thompson would be, Bash justified the claims, pointing out that “he knew.” Wouldn’t any assassin likely know where their target would be at a specific time?
Surely, it’s possible, but what a stretch!
The Gateway Pundit reported on Wednesday morning that Brian Thompson was murdered outside of the Hilton Hotel. He arrived before 7 am for a conference when he was shot at multiple times by a masked man who police say was waiting for him to arrive. The fact that the assassin was waiting for Thompson “is what is really digging at me as a former criminal investigator,” said Franklin.
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Detectives investigating the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson uncovered a potential motive: shell casings at the crime scene were inscribed with words, The Gateway Pundit reported on Thursday. The inscribed shell casings—three live 9mm rounds and three discharged casings—bearing the words “Deny,” “Defend,” and “Depose”—were found among the evidence collected at the scene, indicating the killer was possibly a disgruntled client.
Thompson’s wife, Paulette, further disclosed that the family had received threats prior to the incident, possibly related to disputes over insurance coverage.
CNN isn’t the only leftist news source, if you can even call it one, with an insane take on the incident. As The Gateway Pundit reported, former Washington Post hack Taylor Lorenz said on social media, “And people wonder why we want these executives dead.”
Similarly, following the July 13 attempt on Trump’s life, nutjob conspiracy theorist Joy Ried, in a delusional social media rant, suggested that Trump was not actually hit by a bullet. Other leftists just celebrated the incident.
Meanwhile, any time a conservative questions the accepted mainstream media on any subject, whether it’s COVID-19, the “most secure election in American history,” or Biden’s cognitive health, we’re labeled conspiracy theorists. In fact, you’ll be called “dangerous” by the very same people calling for violence against others, like Taylor Lorenz!
CNN’s Dana Bash initially appeared somewhat taken aback by the claims but she then entertained the idea without questioning the theory’s credibility.
WATCH:
Bash: Do you think that they know who he is? Do You think that they have his identity?
Franklin: It’s a good chance. It’s a very good possibility, with these new photographs, that they already know who he is. It’s a very good chance of that. But also, I want to say something else that I know these criminal investigators are looking into as it relates to motive. There have been times when people have orchestrated their own demise for certain reasons. We know that there was some— and I’m not saying this is the case, but as an investigator…
Bash: Like, for insurance purposes?
Franklin: Absolutely. Insurance purposes, maybe they fear some type of investigation down the road, maybe they want to leave their family in a good light. But there have been cases where people have orchestrated…
Bash: You’re saying it in a nice language, you’re saying, you’re saying that it is a possibility that he hired somebody to kill him?
Franklin: Absolutely. It cannot be ignored. And this is what is really digging at me as a former criminal investigator. This guy knew too much about where he was going to be at a specific time. There’s no evidence that I’ve seen of him— when you look at the timeline of him coming to that area outside of the Hilton and where he was outside of the Hilton, it’s a very small window, very small window. It’s not like he was roaming around, we have video of him roaming around, going from one door to the next, to the next, trying to figure out where he’s going to be at a specific time.
Bash: He knew.
Franklin: He was there. He was laying in wait. Who would have that specific type of information as to what sidewalk he was going to be on?