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MSNBC Fires Matthew Dowd after Charlie Kirk shooting comments

"Matthew Dowd made comments that were inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable," MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler said in a statement.

MSNBC has apologized and reportedly fired analyst Matthew Dowd over on-air comments he made about the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Multiple media outlets, including Deadline, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, reported that the network had fired Dowd, whose comments sparked backlash after Kirk, a close political ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10. Authorities were still searching for the shooter, as of early Sept. 11.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike were quick to denounce the shooting, which officials have described as a "targeted attack" and "political assassination."

In an interview on MSNBC about the shooting, Dowd said, in part: "You can't stop with these sort of awful thoughts you have and then saying these awful words and not expect awful actions to take place."

by Anonymousreply 6September 12, 2025 12:53 AM

Rebecca Kuntler should be fired, not Dowd.

by Anonymousreply 1September 11, 2025 11:00 PM

In the industry, MSNBC is known as MSDNC, an arm of the Democratic National Committee. When the network is sold, Maddow will be history.

by Anonymousreply 2September 11, 2025 11:33 PM

Fired for making a 100% accurate statement. Revolting.

by Anonymousreply 3September 11, 2025 11:35 PM

So there are now two sets of rules. Trump and his allies can say whatever the fuck they want. Democrats get fired.

by Anonymousreply 4September 11, 2025 11:42 PM

Kirk was a hateful POS, that's the truth. That's different than celebrating his murder. But like everything else in Trump's Amerikkka, we have to sanitize and whitewash the truth. Fuck MSNBC.

by Anonymousreply 5September 11, 2025 11:56 PM

MSNBC has a history of hastily publicly firing people and then quietly bringing them back once things quiet down.

by Anonymousreply 6September 12, 2025 12:53 AM
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