PULSE POINTS:
❓What Happened: Taylor Lorenz shared a post expressing disappointment that a false report on former President Joe Biden’s death was untrue.
👥 Who’s Involved: Taylor Lorenz, a writer for Mehdi Hasan’s Zeteo.
📍 Where & When: The exchange happened on the social media platform X over the weekend.
💬 Key Quote: “This tweet got my hopes up :(” – Taylor Lorenz.
⚠️ Impact: The post sparked controversy and discussion online, with many users criticizing Lorenz.
IN FULL:
Taylor Lorenz, a former Washington Post and New York Times journalist now writing for Zeteo, a media venture launched by Mehdi Hasan, the ex-MSNBC host who previously compared non-Muslims to “animals,” triggered debate online after publishing a social media post suggesting disappointment that former President Joe Biden was not dead.
An initial post on X, formerly Twitter, reading “RIP Joe Biden 1942-2025. You were always a racist f***ing monster, and will not be missed,” appeared motivated by his policies on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Lorenz is known to share similar sentiments, describing the 82-year-old Democrat as a “war criminal.”
Lorenz’s response was a quote share of this post, in which she expressed her disappointment that the news was false, commenting, “This tweet got my hopes up.” She doubled down in the face of the subsequent backlash, quipping sarcastically, “You can’t even say that you hope a genocidal war monger dies peacefully in his sleep of old age anymore with cancel culture the way it is.”
This tweet got my hopes up 🙁 https://t.co/QQscoHsauE
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) April 6, 2025
Lorenz, best known for doxxing the popular Libs of TikTok social media account, has faced similar controversies in the past. Recently, she expressed sympathy towards the alleged murderer of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, writing, “People have very justified hatred toward insurance company CEOs because these executives are responsible for an unfathomable amount of death and suffering” on the pedophile-infiltrated X alternative Bluesky. Subsequently, she shared a post about another healthcare company’s policies, remarking, “And people wonder why we want these executives dead.”
Lorenz is also a noted COVID-19 hysteric, describing how she spent “THOUSANDS of my own dollars” on anti-coronavirus measures, including “testing, outdoor space, far UV lights, and a litany of other precautions” for a book launch as recently as December 2024. She remains committed to masking in public, describing those who go maskless as “dumbf***s” who are “raw dogging the air and spewing ur disease laden breath all over ur elderly neighbors.”
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