Amazon Pulls Listings For Merch Praising Assassin

The Washington Post reports:

Even before police identified a person of interest in the hunt for the killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, merchandise proclaiming an apparent message that police found at the scene of the shooting began appearing at craft fairs and online shopping platforms.

Pint glasses, wine tumblers, sweatshirts and baseball caps emblazoned with the phrase “Deny, Defend, Depose” — words written on ammunition casings found near where Thompson was shot in midtown Manhattan — popped up on eBay, Etsy, TikTok and Amazon.

Amazon removed the merchandise after being reached for comment by The Washington Post. Shoppers on Monday afternoon could also find buttons, necklaces and Christmas tree ornaments on Etsy that said “Deny. Defend. Depose.” One sweatshirt with the slogan featured an image of a guillotine.

Read the full article. According to the Post, one user on TikTok has sold thousands of sweatshirts reading “Tis the Season, Deny. Defend. Depose.” 

People have flooded online retailers with Deny Defend Depose merch in the days following the United Healthcare CEO killinghttps://t.co/CLkTPGPAiM

— Ben Goggin (@BenjaminGoggin) December 10, 2024

Amazon pulls ‘defend, deny, depose’ merch inspired by Luigi Mangione https://t.co/wnHpqV34nj via @MailOnline

— Liz V (@ShoreEJV) December 10, 2024