{"id":653407,"date":"2026-08-17T17:24:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=653407"},"modified":"2026-08-17T17:24:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:24:55","slug":"ilhan-omar-aide-has-a-stunning-take-on-luigi-mangione-after-his-guilty-plea-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=653407","title":{"rendered":"Ilhan Omar aide has a stunning take on Luigi Mangione after his guilty plea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sg-mangione-1200x630.jpg\" class=\"attachment-facebook size-facebook wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Ilhan Omar\u2019s operations director is being dragged on social media for her take on Luigi Mangione\u2019s guilty plea.<\/p>\n<p>Mangione pleaded guilty last week to charges related to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but Briana Rose Lee says she has a hard time seeing him as a bad guy.<\/p>\n<p>Look:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You\u2019ll never convince me that Luigi is a villain while everyone in the Epstein files is roaming free. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f937-1f3fc-200d-2640-fe0f.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Briana Rose Lee <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f339.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf39\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/262e.png\" alt=\"\u262e\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> (@BrianaRoseLee) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrianaRoseLee\/status\/2088463343413772720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll never convince me that Luigi is a villain while everyone in the Epstein files is roaming free,\u201d she wrote, adding a shrugging emoji to further illustrate her indifference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIlhan Omar, D-Minn., is currently seeking re-election for her fifth term in Congress. Lee\u2019s X bio says she does \u201coperations\u201d for the progressive congresswoman. Her\u00a0LinkedIn profile confirms she has been working for Omar since January 2024, and that she is the former chairwoman of the Minneapolis Democratic-Farm-Labor (DFL) party,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ilhan-omar-staffer-shredded-downplaying-healthcare-ceos-killing-luigi-mangione-guilty-plea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>X users had a field day with her post:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m to the point where the callous stupidity the squad and their lackeys spews is no longer surprising. I resent you for strengthening my immunity to moronic babble.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brad Ingram (@BradIngram20) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BradIngram20\/status\/2089388292051534167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Luigi changed nothing about our healthcare system. And he killed an innocent man.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Norther (@northorer) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/northorer\/status\/2088653740496539944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You are mentally ill to compare this vile act to anything! You and people like you should be locked up! I cannot believe you call this piece of trash by their first name! This perfectly encapsulates the mental illness of Dems in MSP!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MN-SoCal Dad (@TQHall) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TQHall\/status\/2088644563057479717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You know you have sold your soul for your political beliefs when you are supporting an assassin who murdered a Minnesota father in cold blood.<\/p>\n<p>You and many others need to seek help.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liberty4All (@LibertyUSA37) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LibertyUSA37\/status\/2088970003869483397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why can both not be true? Why are they mutually exclusive to you?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lucas (@Lucas2025408) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Lucas2025408\/status\/2089064687455625429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He literally premeditated his decision and action to steal a man\u2019s life from his family. Any you play the whataboutism game. What the f is wrong with you people?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TimsTampon (@skolvikingsmn) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/skolvikingsmn\/status\/2088774045869199423?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Are you insane? What if those two things don\u2019t have anything to do with each other and they are both bad.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 minnesorta (@minnesorta) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/minnesorta\/status\/2089076743709634808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So because of the Epstein files Luigi\u2019s okay for murdering a person and shooting them in the back? You sound retarded no wonder you\u2019re a Democrat<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Democrat frauds (@JaredC47931) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JaredC47931\/status\/2089391316870594661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sg-mangione-1200x630.jpg\" title=\"Ilhan Omar aide has a stunning take on Luigi Mangione after his guilty plea\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Ilhan Omar\u2019s operations director is being dragged on social media for her take on Luigi Mangione\u2019s guilty plea. Mangione pleaded guilty last week to charges related to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but Briana Rose Lee says she has a hard time seeing him as a bad guy. Look: You\u2019ll never convince&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=653407\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ilhan Omar aide has a stunning take on Luigi Mangione after his guilty plea<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":653391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-653407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-empowerment","category-national-security","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=653407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/653391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=653407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=653407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=653407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}