Alyssa Farah Griffin said the reveal was a reminder that perpetrators “don’t fit into one box,” while Joy Behar took the opportunity to call out Sen. Ted Cruz for his comments about “leftism” being “a mental disease” after Mangione’s arrest, referring to the suspect’s alleged “anti-capitalist” views.

Even as he flourished academically and professionally, Luigi Mangione struggled with debilitating pain from a spinal condition and expressed contempt for the U.S. health-care system.