A report says two social media influencers, Ashley Rojas and lena Weissbrot, who call themselves \u201cMangionistas\u201d in reference to Luigi Mangione, made openly celebratory and vile comments about the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The article describes them mocking Thompson\u2019s death, arguing that his teenage children would be \u201cbetter off without him,\u201d and drawing parallels to past terrorist violence. It also claims they discussed setting up outside the courthouse during mangione\u2019s upcoming jury selection to promote \u201cjury nullification.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mangione\u2019s legal team later disavowed their statements, saying they do not represent Mangione\u2019s views and condemning what the article calls irresponsible remarks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The piece further alleges that the influencers received press credentials while wearing badges tied to a city media office, and it cites criticism from other journalists and political figures questioning why such credentials were granted to \u201cinfluencers\u201d rather than traditional reporters. <\/p>\n