BREAKING NEWS🚀 AOC calls denied insurance claims ‘acts of violence’ following the death of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said Thursday that many Americans view denied insurance claims as an “act of violence,” comments that come in the wake of the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Thompson was fatally shot on a New York City street last week, and the case has since drawn national attention to frustrations with the U.S. healthcare system. This week, authorities named Luigi Mangione, a former Ivy League student from Maryland, as the prime suspect in the shooting.

Speaking with CBS News producer Jaala Brown on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, Ocasio-Cortez said the public’s response to Thompson’s death reveals the widespread anger and despair over