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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Heathen.
She’s definitely found her way to Santa’s naughty list.
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.
Get them falling down-drunk and record them trying to find their keys.
She talks like that at 53? Think it’s time for her to grow up.
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?
Remember when jokes were funny? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
“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.
Who’s laughing NOW….
Joking about school shootings is where the Democrats are now
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.
‘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.
“I started a joke,
Which started the whole world puking.
Oh, if I’d only seen
That the joke was on me!”
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.
Time wounds all heels.
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.
The person she should murder is her plastic surgeon.
The person she should murder is her plastic surgeon.
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Fair point.
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