From Populists to Protectors: How Shapiro and Walsh Alienated Their Base Over a Billionaire CEO

When UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson was assassinated, Ben Shapiro and Matt Walsh rushed to defend him—and their audience wasn’t having it.

The death of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson was more than just a headline. It was the spark that ignited widespread outrage over the grotesque inequalities in America’s healthcare system—a system where profits take precedence over lives. Thompson’s assassination, while undeniably tragic, forced a reckoning for many about the desperation bred by a for-p…