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Bill Burr Goes There With Jokes About ‘Gangster’ Healthcare CEOs

The comedian also criticized the media’s coverage of Thompson’s killing: “We can’t have white guys in suits getting whacked.”

“And then you find out, he and the other guys he’s working for are getting sued for $121 million for dumping a stock and not letting the other people know,” referring to a Department of Justice investigation into Thompson for alleged insider trading. While the comedian noted that he was not advocating for violence by any means, Burr said the tragedy doesn’t detract from the American healthcare system remaining a “dirty game”—and the double-standards in coverage of Thompson’s killing. Thompson was shot outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan on Dec. 4 at around 6:40 a.m., just before he was scheduled to attend an investor meeting.

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