UnitedHealthcare fires woman over ‘Aww, they missed?’ comment on Trump assassination attempt
UnitedHealthcare has fired an employee, Alison King, following a TikTok video in which she made a sarcastic comment expressing disappointment that the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents' Dinner was unsuccessful. The company stated that violence is never acceptable and that the employee's comments did not align with its values. King, who reportedly deleted her LinkedIn profile, declined to comment on the matter.
- ▪Alison King, a social media manager at UnitedHealthcare, was fired after a TikTok surfaced in which she said, 'Aww, they missed?' regarding the Trump assassination attempt.
- ▪The comment was made in a sarcastic tone, with King adding, 'So happy they missed,' while criticizing the state of the country.
- ▪UnitedHealthcare confirmed the employee was terminated, emphasizing that any suggestion of support for violence contradicts company values.
- ▪The shooting occurred on April 25, 2026, at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents' Dinner, and the suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, was arrested and faces life in prison.
- ▪The incident follows heightened tensions after the 2024 assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which was also politically motivated.
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Health Care in Politics UnitedHealthcare fires woman over ‘Aww, they missed?’ comment on Trump assassination attempt The company said 'violence is never acceptable' and the person 'is no longer employed' after the TikTok surfaced online By Rachel del Guidice Fox News Published April 28, 2026 10:40am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Targeted killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO exposes resentment towards America's healthcare industry Jessica Anderson and Jim Kessler discuss healthcare system backlash and 'proper' ways to have policy debates in the wake of Brian Thompson's murder on 'America Reports.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! UnitedHealthcare has fired a woman who expressed sadness in a TikTok video that President Donald Trump was not killed in the Saturday shooting during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. In the video, she sarcastically asked, "Aww, they missed?" if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb2', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban1', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban1', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } "We're cooked as a country when my first reaction to hearing the news about Trump's attempt was, ‘It was probably fake,’" Alison King, who has reportedly deleted her LinkedIn account but was identified as a social media manager for UnitedHealthcare, said in the video. "Like, immediately I was like, 'Oh, that wasn't real, probably fake,’" King said. "And the second was 'Aww, they missed? So happy they missed.’ Yeah, that's sad,’" King said sarcastically. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('desktop', 'lb2', 'desktop-desk-ad-lb2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } CULTURE OF LIFE? UNITEDHEALTHCARE CEO'S MURDER MOCKED AND CELEBRATED BY FAR-LEFT President Donald Trump salutes during the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Getty Images) if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban2', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } "That's when you know we're cooked," King added. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb3', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb3', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } In a Tuesday statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for UnitedHealthcare said, "Violence is never acceptable and any comments that suggest otherwise are in no way consistent with our mission and values. The person who made comments online about Saturday night’s incident at a Washington event where President Trump and many other political leaders were gathered is no longer employed by the company."Fox News Digital reached out to King, but she declined to comment. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {…
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