"Kirk has been one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures in this, who is constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech. And I always go back to hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions, Dowd continued. You can't stop with these sort of awful thoughts you have, and then saying these awful words, and then not expect awful actions to take place. And that's the unfortunate environment we are in."
"This past Wednesday I was asked to come on to talk about a range of topics, and as I was about to go on air, breaking news happened of gun shots being fired at a Kirk event in Utah. Keep in mind when the anchor came to me to comment on the national environment the only thing known at the time was shots were fired and there was no reporting yet that Kirk was the target or had been shot at."
Matthew Dowd was fired from MSNBC following comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Dowd labeled Kirk a divisive younger figure and linked hateful thoughts to hateful words and actions. Dowd said his on‑air remarks came as breaking news reported shots at a Kirk event, before any reporting confirmed Kirk as a target. Dowd suggested the shooter could have been celebratory given Kirk's 2nd Amendment advocacy and apologized for any misunderstanding. Dowd blamed a right‑wing media mob for pressuring MSNBC, and said network staff knew his words were being misconstrued and the timing was forgotten.
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