US EditionMSNBC Fires Matthew Dowd Over 'Unacceptable' Charlie Kirk Comments
MSNBC fired analyst Matthew Dowd after he blamed conservative activist Charlie Kirk's rhetoric for his fatal shooting, prompting widespread backlash and an official network apology.
- MSNBC fired Matthew Dowd after he criticized Charlie Kirk's comments on hate speech, stating they contributed to political violence, which Dowd expressed on air before Kirk's death was confirmed.
- Dowd made his remarks during a live discussion about the environment surrounding the shooting of Charlie Kirk, who was killed at a college event.
- MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler condemned Dowd's comments, calling them inappropriate, insensitive, and unacceptable, and issued an apology.
- Kirk, a prominent conservative commentator, was shot during an event at Utah Valley University, with President Donald Trump announcing his death.
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After Pitiful Apology, MSNBC Actually Does Something and Fires Personality for Grotesque Kirk Assassination Comments
An MSNBC analyst is unemployed today, and the world is a better place because of it. Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday during a student Q&A at Utah […] The post After Pitiful Apology, MSNBC Actually Does Something and Fires Personality for Grotesque Kirk Assassination Comments appeared first on The Western Journal.
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Leader PublicationsMSNBC Analyst Matthew Dowd Speaks Out After Getting Axed Over Charlie Kirk Comments
Here's what Matthew Dowd said on air and later.
MSNBC host blames Charlie Kirk for his own murder
According to online footage of the shooting, Kirk was shot in the neck approximately 30 minutes into his speech before falling down and being rushed out by his security team. By Jessica Costescu, The Washington Free Beacon As news came in that Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot while giving a speech at Utah Valley University, MSNBC blamed the murder on Kirk’s “hate speech.” “We don’t know the full …
TV scandal shortly after the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk (31)! On MSNBC, a channel considered to be left-liberal, a TV show appeared...
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