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Woke podcaster Jennifer Welch who laughed about digging up Charlie Kirk to 'do it again' loses an estimated $8m after joke sent sponsors fleeing
UK Daily Mail ^ | 11/09/2026 | Alex Hammer

Posted on 11/10/2026 4:26:53 AM PST by DFG

A progressive podcaster has seemingly lost millions in major sponsorships after laughing at a joke about 'digging up' the late Charlie Kirk to assassinate him again last week.

Jennifer Welch, 53, and cohost Angie Sullivan read the crass post on Thursday's I've Had It before cackling. The two had been taking a victory lap after the Democrats' success during last week's midterms.

'We’re digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again,' Welch said, citing the post. The exchange led to a wave of bipartisan condemnation. It was ultimately deleted from the episode and the pair issued a joint apology.

But the damage was already done. Companies like Chewy, Cash App, and Casper quickly cut ties with the podcast, as did eyewear brand Zenni, suitcase maker NOBL Travel, and bedding company Boll & Branch. All put out statements on social media.

As the posts piled up, conservative activist Sarah Fields compiled a list of at least 19 companies who have distanced themselves from Welch and Sullivan over the 39-second clip.

Jennifer Sey, the former brand president of Levi's, postulated in her own post that the lost partnerships would be worth roughly $7.6million.

Sey said she came to the number by assuming each company paid at least $100,000 per quarter. This was 'often a minimum for shows like this' and 'a low-ish estimate,' she wrote.

Welch pushed back on the calculations when reached Monday by the Daily Mail, while reiterating her 'regret' over the remarks.

'We laughed at an insensitive joke. We regret it, and we apologized,' Welch said in an emailed statement. She added that her team ultimately 'removed the segment from the episode because we oppose gun violence in all of its forms.'

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cashapp; charliekirk; jenniferwelch; sponsors

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1 posted on 11/10/2026 4:26:53 AM PST by DFG
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To: DFG

Heathen.


2 posted on 11/10/2026 4:33:49 AM PST by yldstrk
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To: yldstrk

She’s definitely found her way to Santa’s naughty list.


3 posted on 11/10/2026 4:35:07 AM PST by The Duke (Not without incident)
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To: DFG

Shows the difference in these people. They are the ones calling for deaths. If this had happened to a famous lib I would not be making these comments.


4 posted on 11/10/2026 4:38:44 AM PST by Marko413
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To: DFG

Get them falling down-drunk and record them trying to find their keys.


5 posted on 11/10/2026 4:47:46 AM PST by equaviator (Nobody's perfect. That's why they put pencils on erasers!)
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To: DFG

She talks like that at 53? Think it’s time for her to grow up.


6 posted on 11/10/2026 4:49:07 AM PST by Made In The USA (One and Two and Three and Four and)
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To: DFG

Consider:

1. So there are sponsors with enough of what it takes to hold the line against something like this?

2. So there are still enough people in audience land who are offended by this conduct that they will back off from what they did to offend them?


7 posted on 11/10/2026 4:57:44 AM PST by KrisKrinkle (c)
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To: DFG

Remember when jokes were funny? Pepperidge Farm remembers.


8 posted on 11/10/2026 4:59:42 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: DFG

“Welch pushed back on the calculations when reached Monday by the Daily Mail, while reiterating her ‘regret’ over the remarks.”

That tells me she’s not remorseful at all.

People that don’t have God in their lives are capable of saying or doing just about anything.

Another indication of the continued deterioration of society and more confirmation we are in a fallen world and it’s going to get worse.


9 posted on 11/10/2026 5:03:29 AM PST by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it won't leave!)
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To: DFG

Who’s laughing NOW….


10 posted on 11/10/2026 5:04:46 AM PST by telescope115 (Ad Astra, Ad Deum…)
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To: DFG

Joking about school shootings is where the Democrats are now


11 posted on 11/10/2026 5:07:49 AM PST by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: telescope115

The two female goons are still laughing along with their audience which is the sickest part of this. They will receive big money donations from the dark side.


12 posted on 11/10/2026 5:10:22 AM PST by Toespi
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‘We laughed at an insensitive joke. We regret it, and we apologized,’ Welch said in an emailed statement. — She did more than laugh at an insensitive joke. She revealed how ugly she is on the inside, how filled with hatred she is towards someone who said things she didn’t like, and how much she enjoys the fact that he died a violent death for saying those things.


13 posted on 11/10/2026 5:10:54 AM PST by a.c.t.32
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To: DFG

“I started a joke,
Which started the whole world puking.
Oh, if I’d only seen
That the joke was on me!”


14 posted on 11/10/2026 5:15:02 AM PST by lee martell
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To: DFG

Her latest book was published by Harper Collins. The company’s website says on its “Our Values & Commitments” page that “We strive to be the best possible partner for our authors, our employees, our community, and our planet. We are constantly seeking ways to make the world a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable place.” I would encourage people to contact them at hello@harpercollins.com and ask how those values square with one of their authors laughing hysterically about someone’s violent death. An FYI - you won’t find the hello address on their website but their chat feature will refer you for general comments.


15 posted on 11/10/2026 5:15:56 AM PST by a.c.t.32
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To: DFG

Time wounds all heels.


16 posted on 11/10/2026 5:19:44 AM PST by Uncle Lonny
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['We’re digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again,' Welch said]

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17 posted on 11/10/2026 5:22:34 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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Columnist Derek Hunter placed Jennifer Welch on par with a genital wart. That’s about how ugly she is, both on the inside and outside. A hideous human being.


18 posted on 11/10/2026 5:25:59 AM PST by Dan in Wichita
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To: yldstrk

The person she should murder is her plastic surgeon.


19 posted on 11/10/2026 5:42:52 AM PST by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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The person she should murder is her plastic surgeon.
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Fair point.


20 posted on 11/10/2026 5:48:25 AM PST by yldstrk
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