{"id":26549,"date":"2025-09-11T13:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=26549"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:46:08","slug":"analyst-fired-after-comments-on-live-tv-about-charlie-kirks-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=26549","title":{"rendered":"Analyst fired after comments on live TV about Charlie Kirk\u2019s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/11115325\/CKNY-664x350.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/11115325\/CKNY-664x350.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/11115325\/CKNY-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/11115325\/CKNY-412x216.jpg 412w\" alt=\"Charlie Kirk. 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Credit \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>A TV analyst working for MSNBC has been fired for his response to news that Charlie Kirk had been shot dead during a rally in Utah.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"uvbms69ff0914642c6\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.uvbms69ff0914642c6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.uvbms69ff0914642c6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.uvbms69ff0914642c6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.uvbms69ff0914642c6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.uvbms69ff0914642c6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>Kirk, 31, was a popular conservative political commentator and co-founder of Turning Point USA. He regularly traveled the country to take part in debates and host talks, and had built such a reputation that he was considered a close ally of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-ca15e940add6237d7062be1582c41140\" class=\"newsner-ca15e940add6237d7062be1582c41140 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"newsner-1836131085\" class=\"newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"bb-iawr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb_iawr\">\n<div id=\"bb-wr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb-media bb_wrapper bb-muted bb-phase-init bb-mode-video bb-pendingplay\" data-flags=\"{}\" data-softembargoremainingtime=\"0\" data-sid=\"E6ISpKRD79Nk\" data-isready=\"true\" data-autoplaynextremainingtime=\"0\">\n<div class=\"bb-layer bb-skin-layer bb-muted bb-phase-init bb-mode-video bb-pendingplay\">\n<div class=\"bb-skin-container phase-init svelte-ft9qq1 playing\" lang=\"en\" tabindex=\"0\" data-cy=\"skin-mode-main\" aria-label=\"Blue Billywig video player. 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Donald Trump was one of the first to announce that Kirk had died, writing on Truth Social:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-176031\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/11113823\/GettyImages-2162182816-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/11113823\/GettyImages-2162182816-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/11113823\/GettyImages-2162182816-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/11113823\/GettyImages-2162182816-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/11113823\/GettyImages-2162182816-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN \u2013 JULY 15: CEO of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk speaks on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party\u2019s presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yet there were other outlets who received criticism relating to their handling of the heartbreaking news. TMZ were forced to issue an apology after staff members were heard laughing in the background of a live report on the subject (they were reportedly laughing at an unrelated video), while a political analyst on MSNBC has lost his job.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the shooting on TV, Matthew Dowd was asked to discuss \u201cthe environment in which a shooting like this happens\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-36d515d0550e2ce0a63f44a27c243613\" class=\"newsner-36d515d0550e2ce0a63f44a27c243613 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Dowd proceeded to call out Kirk for his past comments, suggesting he was part of the \u201cunfortunate environment\u201d which led to his death.<\/p>\n<p>Dowd had said: \u201cHe\u2019s been one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures in this, who is constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech or sort of aimed at certain groups.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-176034\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/11115212\/GettyImages-2234095376-2-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/11115212\/GettyImages-2234095376-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/11115212\/GettyImages-2234095376-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/11115212\/GettyImages-2234095376-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/11115212\/GettyImages-2234095376-2-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">OREM, UTAH \u2013 SEPTEMBER 10: Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah. Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was speaking at his \u201cAmerican Comeback Tour\u201d when he was shot in the neck and killed. (Photo by Trent Nelson\/The Salt Lake Tribune\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnd I always go back to, hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions. And I think that is the environment we are in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t stop with these sort of awful thoughts you have and then saying these awful words and not expect awful actions to take place. And that\u2019s the unfortunate environment we are in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yet Dowd\u2019s comments were largely criticized. MSNBC\u2019s president Rebecca Kutler released a statement reading: \u201cDuring our breaking news coverage of the shooting of Charlie Kirk, Matthew Dowd made comments that were inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe apologize for his statements, as has he. There is no place for violence in America, political or otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dowd, who has since been fired for his comments, wrote later on social media platform Bluesky: \u201cI apologize for my tone and words.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me be clear, I in no way intended for my comments to blame Kirk for this horrendous attack. Let us all come together and condemn violence of any kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-358c711656d0f89156d0b3c9fc7e0bb5\" class=\"newsner-358c711656d0f89156d0b3c9fc7e0bb5 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Rest in peace, Charlie Kirk.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charlie Kirk. Credit \/ Getty Images A TV analyst working for MSNBC has been fired for his response to news that Charlie Kirk had been shot dead during a rally in Utah. Kirk, 31, was a popular conservative political commentator and co-founder of Turning Point USA. 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