CNN’s White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins quietly deleted a post after facing backlash for promoting a defense fund for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, Brian Thompson.
In the post on X, Collins shared a link to a new website launched by defense lawyers for Mangione, who faces charges of first-degree murder in furtherance of an act of terrorism, stalking and other state and federal charges in New York and Pennsylvania for allegedly killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan on Dec. 4, 2024. Thompson was a married father of two.
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Mangione, 26, who was born into a wealthy Maryland family, was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa., on Dec. 9 after a multi-state manhunt. Following his arrest, followers donated over $300,000 for his legal defense.
Fox report: After reaching out to Collins for comment on the matter, Fox News Digital later received a statement from a CNN spokesperson who said the story was “without any merit.”
“This was nothing more than a social post reporting news surrounding the trial,” the statement read.
Collins’ post garnered criticism from a number of users on X, including The Spectator contributing editor Stephen L. Miller.
“Real bottom of the barrel stuff. Even for @kaitlancollins,” Miller posted Friday on X.
New York Times best-selling author Jack Posobiec also shared his take on Collins’ X post.
“CNN’s Kaitlan Collins promotes Luigi Mangione’s legal defense fund after Mangione [was] shown on video murdering a man in cold blood,” he posted Saturday.