UnitedHealthcare CEO murder 'acceptable' among 40% of young people

(NewsNation) — Four in 10 young adults find the actions of the UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer "acceptable," according to a new Emerson College Polling national survey.

The poll was conducted the week after a man, suspected to be 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, allegedly shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Bryan Thompson over his discontent with the American healthcare system.

The poll asked about 1,000 people, "Do you think the actions of the killer of the UnitedHealthcare CEO are acceptable or unacceptable?"

Respondents aged 18-29 were almost split; 41% of this age group voted acceptable, whereas 40% voted unacceptable.

However, the majority of the larger poll respondent pool (68%) voted that the killer's actions were "unacceptable."

From a political lens, more Democrats were OK with the killing with 22% voting acceptable compared to 12% of Republicans.

Men were more likely to find the actions acceptable with 19%, compared to 14% of women.