Rachel Maddow Finds a Way to Connect Alleged CEO Shooter to Trump

The mad conspiracist debuts a convoluted new twist

After the shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson by alleged shooter Luigi Mangione, the internet has been running wild with theories and rumors over what’s really happened since December 4th. But none, somehow, have been crazier than what Rachel Maddow just debuted on MSNBC.

She found a way to connect Luigi to her favorite target: Donald Trump.

So follow this – if you scroll through Luigi’s internet history, you’ll find his Goodreads account, on which he wrote the following review of the Unabomber’s book, Industrial Society and Its Future:

“It’s easy to quickly and thoughtless write this off as the manifesto of a lunatic, in order to avoid facing some of the uncomfortable problems it identifies. But it's simply impossible to ignore how prescient many of his predictions about modern society turned out.”

Now switch over to Trump’s cabinet – it is reported that Trump is considering venture capitalist Blake Masters to be nominated to lead the ATF, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Here’s where things get crazy. A few years ago on a podcast, Masters called the Unabomber a “subversive thinker.”

Wow. Wow! Trump did CEO shooting.

Also in this week’s Thursday Throwdown: State Dept Spox Matthew Miller suddenly likes the ICC again when it comes to arresting Assad, CNN finds Assad’s garage full of luxury cars and doesn’t realize it’s debunking the efficacy of US sanctions, MSNBC reveals Trump is to the left of Bernie Sanders, and the Pod Save bros have another terrible take.

It’s all this, and more, on this week’s Thursday Throwdown. Watch with Katie and Aaron so you can laugh instead of cry at it all. Thanks for supporting independent media, subscribe to watch the full episode here: