Luigi Mangione Featured on Birthday Cake [Video]

In a recent social media video, a German mother surprised her daughter with a birthday cake featuring an image of Luigi Mangione, the suspect charged with the murder​ of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson​.

Newsweek has reached out to Mangione’s legal team via email for comment.

Why It Matters

The birthday cake image comes after reactions to Mangione’s arrest have captured and polarized the United States after a significant amount of the American public indicated they may be supportive of the suspect. Many have come to view Mangione as a sort of folk hero—expressing their outrage and frustration with the U.S.’s private health insurance industry. Others condemn him for his alleged crimes, which could result in life in prison and possibly the death penalty.

Since he first faced murder and terrorism charges over the killing of Thompson, a 50-year-old father of two on December 4 in New York City, the 26-year-old suspect has …