{"id":2596177,"date":"2026-04-28T14:04:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unitedhealthcare-fires-employee-over-comments-on-whca-dinner-incident\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T14:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:06:17","slug":"unitedhealthcare-fires-employee-over-comments-on-whca-dinner-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unitedhealthcare-fires-employee-over-comments-on-whca-dinner-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"UnitedHealthcare fires employee over comments on WHCA dinner incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funitedhealthcare-fires-employee-over-comments-on-whca-dinner-incident%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2596177&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>UnitedHealthcare fired a social media employee after she made online comments that expressed disappointment about a Saturday night assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at a Washington event. In a statement, the company said violence is unacceptable and that the employee who posted the comments is no longer with the company; it did not name her, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-facebook-post-attempts-to-link-bus-ad-about-pediatric-strokes-to-covid-19-vaccines\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Attempts To Link Bus Ad About Pediatric Strokes To COVID-19 Vaccines\">social media claims<\/a> she was Alison King, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-l-a-county-health-official-caught-dancing-after-telling-business-to-close-owner-says\/\" title=\"WATCH: L.A. County Health Official Caught Dancing After Telling Business To Close, Owner Says\">social media manager<\/a> at UnitedHealthcare since July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The comments circulated in a video describing the incident as potentially staged and mocking the idea that the attacker missed. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >remarks drew backlash online<\/a>, including references to the December 2024 shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and Sen. Mike Lee pressured the company to respond. UnitedHealth Group later issued its statement emphasizing opposition to violence, notably considering Thompson\u2019s death.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/unitedhealth\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4422\">UnitedHealthcare<\/a> fired an employee who expressed disappointment with the third assassination attempt against President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cViolence is never acceptable and any comments that suggest otherwise are in no way consistent with our mission and values,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-examples-of-wokeness-infecting-the-united-states-military\/\" title=\"4 Examples Of  \u2018Wokeness\u2019 Infecting The United States Military\">health insurance provider<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UHC\/status\/2049103189765394854\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UHC\/status\/2049103189765394854\">said in a statement<\/a> on Tuesday. \u201cThe person who made comments online about Saturday night\u2019s incident at a Washington event where President Trump and many other political leaders were gathered is no longer employed by the company.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4545584\/mike-johnson-delays-votes-major-bills-gop-infighting-derails-agenda\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Johnson delays votes on major bills as GOP infighting derails agenda<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4545402\/rubio-iran-wants-to-do-to-world-with-a-nuclear-weapon-what-they-are-doing-now-with-oil\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rubio: Iran wants to do to world \u2018with a nuclear weapon what they are doing now with oil\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4543890\/tornadoes-northern-texas-at-least-2-dead\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tornadoes in northern Texas leave at least two dead and destroy multiple homes<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The organization did not name the terminated worker in its statement, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media users<\/a> indicate it was Alison King. The woman worked as a social media manager at UnitedHealthcare since July 2025, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LeftismForU\/status\/2048874432068739301\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LeftismForU\/status\/2048874432068739301\">according to<\/a> a screenshot of her LinkedIn profile.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>UnitedHealth Group declined to confirm the identity of the newly fired employee in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. A spokesperson noted there were senior team members from the company at the high-profile media event on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/2048940140785988027\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/2048940140785988027\">video shared<\/a> by Libs of TikTok and other social media accounts, the woman suggested the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house-correspondents-dinner\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2432\">correspondents\u2019 dinner<\/a> incident may have been staged and appeared sad when the suspect didn\u2019t carry out the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know we\u2019re cooked as a country when my first reaction to hearing the news about Trump\u2019s [assassination] attempt was \u2014 it was probably fake,\u201d she said while filming herself. \u201cImmediately, I was like, \u2018Oh, that wasn\u2019t real,\u2019 probably fake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the second was \u2018Aww, they missed? So happy they missed,&#8217;\u201d she added sarcastically. \u201cOh, yeah. That\u2019s sad. That\u2019s when you know we\u2019re cooked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her comments garnered much criticism online, with some social media users <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Rightmemer1\/status\/2048990869424844925\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Rightmemer1\/status\/2048990869424844925\">recalling<\/a> how UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot by Luigi Mangione in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The video caught the attention of Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-lee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"684\">Mike Lee<\/a> (R-UT), who pressured the company to respond to the employee\u2019s anti-Trump remarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d love to hear how United Health Care plans to respond to the company\u2019s social media manager mourning the fact that President Trump survived Saturday\u2019s assassination attempt,\u201d Lee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasedMikeLee\/status\/2048954700280500596\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasedMikeLee\/status\/2048954700280500596\">posted on X<\/a> late Monday. \u201c[UnitedHealthcare], whats your reaction?\u201d The company\u2019s statement arrived less than 12 hours later.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4545521\/doj-rip-preservation-group-white-house-ballroom-lawsuit-tds\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4545521\/doj-rip-preservation-group-white-house-ballroom-lawsuit-tds\/\">DOJ RIPS A STRIP OF PRESERVATION GROUP OVER WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM LAWSUIT: \u2018TDS\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cole Allen, 31, was apprehended after attempting to rush into the Washington Hilton ballroom, where Trump was attending the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house-correspondents-association\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1617\">White House Correspondents\u2019 Association<\/a> annual dinner alongside first lady <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"696\">Melania T<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"696\">r<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"696\">ump<\/a>, Cabinet officials, and members of the press and Congress. Allen was charged with attempting to assassinate the president and two firearm-related charges on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>After the shooting, a UnitedHealth Group spokesperson said the company is opposed to violence, especially given Thompson\u2019s murder over 16 months ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UnitedHealthcare fired employee for anti-violence mission-violating comments on Trump assassination attempt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2596178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26116148340051_3fe333.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[78745,78747,46086,78746,73262],"class_list":["post-2596177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-employee-termination","tag-health-insurance-industry","tag-unitedhealthcare","tag-whca-dinner-incident","tag-workplace-conduct"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26116148340051_3fe333.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2596177"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2596181,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596177\/revisions\/2596181"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2596178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2596177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2596177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2596177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}