{"id":2485269,"date":"2025-09-11T11:07:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-pitiful-apology-msnbc-actually-does-something-and-fires-personality-for-grotesque-kirk-assassination-comments\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:09:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:09:30","slug":"after-pitiful-apology-msnbc-actually-does-something-and-fires-personality-for-grotesque-kirk-assassination-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-pitiful-apology-msnbc-actually-does-something-and-fires-personality-for-grotesque-kirk-assassination-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"After Pitiful Apology, MSNBC Actually Does Something and Fires Personality for Grotesque Kirk Assassination Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafter-pitiful-apology-msnbc-actually-does-something-and-fires-personality-for-grotesque-kirk-assassination-comments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2485269&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Charlie kirk was fatally shot during a student Q&#038;A event at Utah Valley University. In the immediate aftermath, MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd speculated on air that Kirk might have been shot by a conservative in celebratory gunfire, and controversially blamed Kirk&#8217;s own rhetoric-labeling it as &#8220;hate speech&#8221;-for creating an environment that led to the shooting.Dowd&#8217;s comments, which suggested that hateful speech can lead to hateful actions, were widely condemned for being inappropriate and insensitive. MSNBC later apologized for Dowd&#8217;s remarks, and due to notable backlash, Dowd was subsequently fired. The piece criticizes Dowd for attempting to smear Kirk soon after his death and highlights that even MSNBC found his behavior unacceptable.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An MSNBC analyst is unemployed today, and the world is a better place because of it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/heartbreaking-video-glenn-beck-fights-tears-reveals-daughter-kirks-tent-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlie Kirk<\/a> was shot and killed on Wednesday during a student Q&amp;A at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.<\/p>\n<p>A bullet struck Kirk in his neck as he took questions from students. In the moments after the assassination, MSNBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/msnbc-analyst-speculates-charlie-kirk-hit-conservative-celebratory-gunfire-blames-shot-hate-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turned to<\/a> Katy Tur for live coverage, but she had nothing of substance to offer.<\/p>\n<p>Tur asked analyst Matthew Dowd, &ldquo;Talk to me about the environment in which a shooting like this happens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Dowd answered by speculating Kirk might have been shot by a conservative in &ldquo;celebration&rdquo; &ndash; as if we all fire off our guns like we live in Kabul.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); 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Matthew Dowd blames Kirk&#8217;s pushing &ldquo;hate speech&rdquo; as reason he was shot:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I always go back to hateful thoughts, lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can&#8217;t stop with&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Js2uESSZdQ\">pic.twitter.com\/Js2uESSZdQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternLensman\/status\/1965857941564633162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yeah, and again I emphasize what you just emphasized, we don&rsquo;t know any full details of that we don&rsquo;t know if this was a supporter shooting their gun off in celebration, or so we have no idea about this,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He quickly pivoted to blaming Kirk for his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-calls-nationwide-prayer-charlie-kirk-must-pray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">death<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dowd called Kirk &ldquo;one of the most divisive, especially divisive, younger figures.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He claimed Kirk was &ldquo;constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech&rdquo; and added, &ldquo;I always go back to hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/msnbc-makes-multiple-disgusting-claims-immediate-aftermath-charlie-kirk-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dowd<\/a> added that, in his estimation, the country was in an environment where &ldquo;you can&rsquo;t stop with these sort of awful thoughts you have, and then saying these awful words and not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-ghouls-smear-charlie-kirk-after-horrific-assassination\/\" title=\"Media Ghouls Smear ... After Horrific Assassination\">expect awful actions<\/a> take place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tur did not challenge him. She actually allowed him to suggest that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >free speech brought<\/a> on Kirk&rsquo;s death.<\/p>\n<p>By Wednesday evening, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/msnbc-analyst-robbed-multiple-times-dc-complains-trump-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSNBC<\/a> scrambled to apologize.<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC Public Relations wrote on X, &ldquo;Statement from MSNBC president Rebecca Kutler: &lsquo;During our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/explain-the-business-strategy-cnn-mocked-over-brian-stelters-new-streaming-gig\/\" title=\"\u2018Explain The Business Strategy\u2019: CNN Mocked Over Brian Stelter\u2019s New Streaming Gig\">breaking news coverage<\/a> 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.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement from MSNBC president Rebecca Kutler: &ldquo;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&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MSNBC Public Relations (@MSNBCPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSNBCPR\/status\/1965913652671754280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The words were not enough.<\/p>\n<p>They were only born out of backlash, which was bipartisan, immediate, and deserved &ndash; but didn&rsquo;t rise to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/take-solace-message-charlie-kirk-posted-4-days-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The hole Dowd dug MSNBC into was so great that even the network heads apparently saw that a bigger move was necessary. Variety <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/matthew-dowd-fired-msnbc-charlie-kirk-death-1236514875\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that Dowd was quickly fired.<\/p>\n<p>So now that Dowd is gone, so too is his run as a mouthpiece for the DNC.<\/p>\n<p>For all his bluster about civility in recent years on the network, he proved himself so grotesque in the moment. 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Charlie Kirk was fatally shot on Wednesday while participating in a student Q&amp;A at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, with a bullet hitting his neck. Immediately following the shooting, MSNBC&#8217;s Katy Tur provided live coverage but had little substantial information to share. She asked analyst Matthew Dowd about the circumstances surrounding such shootings. Dowd speculated that Kirk might have been shot by a conservative &#8220;celebrating,&#8221; implying reckless gunfire similar to what one might expect in Kabul.<\/p>\n<p>Dowd then shifted blame onto Kirk himself, labeling him as one of the most divisive young figures who frequently promoted &#8220;hate speech.&#8221; He suggested that hateful thoughts lead to hateful words and ultimately hateful actions, implying that Kirk&#8217;s rhetoric contributed to his own death. Tur did not challenge these assertions and allowed Dowd to imply that free speech played a role in the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>By Wednesday evening, MSNBC issued an apology through its president Rebecca Kutler for Dowd&#8217;s inappropriate and insensitive remarks, emphasizing that violence has no place in America. However, public backlash was swift and bipartisan. The network soon took further action by firing Dowd due to the severity of his comments.<\/p>\n<p>With Dowd gone from MSNBC-and no longer serving as a voice for the DNC-his attempt at promoting civility unraveled completely during this incident. 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