Posted on 09/10/2025 8:43:17 PM PDT by Morgana
MSNBC has parted ways with political analyst Matthew Dowd following his comments while covering the fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at a college event in Utah.
Initially, the network had offered a lengthy apology for his words after the killing but later Wednesday, Variety reported Dowd had been let go. The Daily Mail has reached out to MSNBC for comment.
'During our breaking news coverage of the shooting of Charlie Kirk, Matthew Dowd made comments that were inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable. We apologize for his statements, as has he. There is no place for violence in America, political or otherwise,' MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler said earlier Wednesday.
The chief strategist for George W. Bush's 2004 re-election campaign and longtime political analyst Dowd suggested the gunshot could have been fired by one of Kirk's supporters.
'[We] don't know any of the full details of this yet,' Dowd said.
'We don't know if this is a supporter shooting their gun off in celebration or... So we have no idea about this.'
He also echoed Tur, calling Kirk 'one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures... who is constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech or sort of aimed at certain groups.'
He continued: 'And I always go back to hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions.
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There’s a lot degreed professionals saying far worse and celebrating on social media will they too loose their jobs?
Katy Tur(d) needs to be fired too.
SOB shouldn’t even have a job as a Starbucks janitor
Somebody found out.
Good, now cancel South Park.
(MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd FIRED over ‘disgusting’ on-air comments about Charlie Kirk shortly after conservative star was assassinated)
GOOD
I wonder if he considers getting summarily kicked to the curb a “ hateful action”?
🤔
Dowd and his fellow Bushies are further proof that before Trump came alone, we never had a real choice.
Just being terminated from the job is not enough.
He was a campaign strategist for 2004 Bush/Cheney run to POTUS and a POS
Matthew Dowd the MSNBC analyst is fired after massive backlash over his hateful comments following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
About time.
He and others on MSNBC refused to report the terrible murder of the Ukrainian 23 year old woman murdered by a violent black convict on a train in North Carolina. I suppose that does not fit the narrative of white hate. Yes a network that glorified George Floyd, supported riots in many cities, and the tearing down of historical statues is what MSNBC represents.
A Richard. Cranium feels karma
“He continued: ‘And I always go back to hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions.”
He gave away the Leftist game plan with that statement.
That’s why he was fired.
After years and years of name calling and dog whistling.
What is a dox, and why does it only happen to conservatives?
What is a dox, and why does it only happen to conservatives?
A dox is when someone posts a person’s name, address, phone number, etc. so that person can be threatened.
This is married to a woman who had two uncles who were assassinated to their politics!
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