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UnitedHealthcare fires hateful staffer over vile comment about failed Trump assassination: ‘Aww, they missed?’

Nypost · · 313 words · By Fox News
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/29/us-news/unitedhealthcare-fires-worker-alison-king-…

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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“UnitedHealthcare has fired a woman who expressed sadness in a TikTok video that President Trump was not killed in the Saturday shooting during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.”
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Multiple independent web sources (Hindustan Times and other news reports) confirm that UnitedHealthcare fired a woman for a TikTok video expressing sadness/disappointment that Donald Trump was not killed during the WHCD shooting.
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web search NEUTRAL — UnitedHealthcare has fired a woman who expressed sadness in a TikTok video that President Donald Trump was not killed in the Saturday shooting during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/unitedhealthcare-fires-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — UnitedHealthcare fires worker for ‘Aww, they missed?’ comment on WHCD shooting. UnitedHealthcare has fired Alison King after her TikTok video expressed disappointment that President Trump was not harm…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-is-ali…
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web search NEUTRAL — Internet sleuths have sussed out the UnitedHealthcare employee who made a TikTok video expressing regret that Cole Allen missed his target.
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/04/28/unitedhealthcare-f…
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“Alison King, who has reportedly deleted her LinkedIn account but was identified as a social media manager for UnitedHealthcare”
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Multiple sources identify the woman as Alison King and state she was a social media manager for UnitedHealthcare and had deleted her LinkedIn account.
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web search NEUTRAL — The latest example is a social media manager, of all things, who used to work for UnitedHealthcare.This dunce’s name is Alison King, and according to Fox News, she was “identified as a social media ma…
https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/05/05/unitedhealthcare-…
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web search NEUTRAL — "We’re cooked as a country when my first reaction to hearing the news about Trump’s attempt was, ‘It was probably fake,’” stated Alison King, who has allegedly removed her LinkedIn profile but was rec…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-is-ali…
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web search NEUTRAL — Alison King called the shooting ‘fake’. King has reportedly deleted her LinkedIn account after her video stirred online backlash, but she has been identified as a social media manager for UnitedHealth…
https://news.meaww.com/united-healthcare-fires-employee-over…
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“a spokesperson for UnitedHealthcare said, “The person who made comments online about Saturday night’s incident at a Washington event where President Trump and many other political leaders were gathered is no longer employed by the company.””
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The specific quote from the UnitedHealthcare spokesperson is mirrored across multiple web search results confirming the termination of the employee.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has been the target of assassination attempts and death threats during his presidential campaigning and his presidencies of the United States of America.The individual later self-reported…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_incidents_involving_D…
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web search NEUTRAL — an out-of-control President who wants to rule NYC like a king.
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1892295984928993698?lang=en
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web search NEUTRAL — The person who made comments online about Saturday night’s incident at a Washington event where President Trump and many other political leaders were gathered is no longer employed by the company.” Ke…
https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/05/05/unitedhealthcare-…
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“The suspected shooter, Cole Tomas Allen, was arrested Saturday night after authorities said he opened fire at the Washington Hilton Hotel during the dinner”
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The arrest of Cole Tomas Allen for opening fire at the Washington Hilton Hotel during the dinner is confirmed by a cross-reference (Nypost) and multiple web search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 27, 2026 · The suspect was identified to CBS News by law enforcement sources as 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-correspondents-dinn…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 26, 2026 · A federal law enforcement official confirmed the name of the alleged gunman as Cole Tomas Allen, of Torrance, California.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/26/cole-t…
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“Allen is facing life in prison.”
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Two independent cross-references from NBC Washington confirm that the suspect faces up to life in prison if convicted of the assassination count.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — He faces up to life in prison if convicted of the assassination count alone
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/judge-apologizes-co…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of the attempted assassination charge alone.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/white-house-corresp…
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“Allen wanted to target Trump administration officials in his foiled attack, according to law enforcement sources.”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that law enforcement identified Cole Tomas Allen as the suspect who intended to target multiple Trump administration officials, corroborated by other news reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — Law enforcement officials identified the suspect as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, who intended to target multiple Trump administration officials.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Tomas_Allen
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web search NEUTRAL — I am a citizen of the United States of America. What my representatives do reflects on me. A man in a graduation cap and gown with a "Class of 2025" stole sitting outdoors. 10. Cole wrote in his manif…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/us-news/read-whcd-gunman-cole-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The suspect, identified by law enforcement sources as Cole Tomas Allen of California, told police he was going after “administration officials” attending the high-profile event at the Washington Hilto…
https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/white-house-correspond…
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“On Dec. 4, 2024, Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot to death in Midtown Manhattan.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan on December 4, 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead on a New York City street. Brian Thompson, the US healthcare insurance chief executive who was gunned down in Manhattan, had been receiving threats relati…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgpl2qn7l5o
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web search NEUTRAL — Brian Thompson, the chief executive at UnitedHealthcare, was shot in the back in Midtown Manhattan by a killer who then walked coolly away.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/nyregion/unitedhealthcare…
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web search NEUTRAL — MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 4: Police officers take security measures as CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan, New York, United States on Decem…
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/manhattan/unitedhealthcare-ceo-br…
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“Suspected shooter Luigi Mangione will return to state court May 18 for a ruling on motions to suppress evidence and statements from his Altoona, Pennsylvania, arrest.”
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The web search results for 'Luigi Mangione' returned information only about the fictional character Luigi from the Super Mario franchise, providing no evidence regarding a person by that name, a court date of May 18, or an arrest in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mario Bros. for the Game & Watch marks his first appearance, in which he is an exact copy of Mario. He went on to gain a different color and be used to facilitate a second-player option. However, as L…
https://mario.fandom.com/wiki/Luigi
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web search NEUTRAL — Luigi (/ luˈiːdʒi / ⓘ; Japanese: ルイージ, romanized: Ruīji) is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Part of Nintendo 's Mario franchise, he is a kind-hearted, cowardly It…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_(character)
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web search NEUTRAL — Luigi is Mario's younger but taller twin brother, the secondary protagonist of the Super Mario franchise, and the main protagonist of the Luigi's Mansion series.
https://www.mariowiki.com/Luigi
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