Fired MSNBC political analyst Matthew Dowd defended his twisted remarks about Charlie Kirk’s assassination, claiming he was axed after the liberal community caved to a “Proper Wing media mob.”
Dowd, 64, addressed his ouster Friday, arguing that his ghoulish feedback blaming Kirk and the conservative motion he championed for inciting the murderer got here earlier than it was confirmed the 31-year-old had been gunned down in a focused political assault in Utah Wednesday afternoon.
“Have in mind when the anchor got here to me to touch upon the ‘nationwide atmosphere’ the one factor recognized on the time was photographs had been fired and there was no reporting but that Kirk was the goal or had been shot at,” the left-leaning commentator wrote on his Substack.
“I mentioned within the second that we wanted to get the info as a result of we don’t know what this might be and that it might simply be somebody firing a gun within the air to have a good time the occasion. Bear in mind Kirk is a diehard advocate of the 2nd modification.”
Dowd outlandishly advised on air to anchor Katy Tur that the Turning Level USA founder might have been shot by certainly one of his personal supporters “taking pictures their gun off in celebration.”
He then doubled down on his controversial take because the horrifying information continued to unfold.
“I at all times return to hateful ideas result in hateful phrases, which then result in hateful actions,” Dowd mentioned, calling Kirk “one of the vital divisive” figures, who pushes “hate speech” at sure teams.
“I feel that’s the atmosphere we’re in that folks simply… You may’t cease with these type of terrible ideas you could have after which saying these terrible phrases after which not anticipate terrible actions to happen. That’s the unlucky atmosphere we’re in.”
In his Substack protection, Dowd mentioned he made his callous remarks whereas reflecting on Holocaust survivors’ efforts to warn the general public in regards to the years main as much as the mass slaughter — and naively believed nobody would disagree with him.
He then accused MSNBC of sacking him to appease the firestorm his “misconstrued” feedback sparked.
“The Proper Wing media mob ginned up, went after me on a plethora of platforms, and MSNBC reacted to that mob,” Dowd wrote.
“Despite the fact that most at MSNBC knew my phrases had been being misconstrued, the timing of my phrases forgotten (keep in mind I mentioned this earlier than anybody knew Kirk was a goal), and that I apologized for any miscommunication on my half, I used to be terminated by the top of the day.”
MSNBC was compelled to apologize and community president Rebecca Kutler referred to as Dowd’s feedback “inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable.”
Comcast executives additionally reminded community employees in a memo to remain respectful on air, no matter their political variations with the right-wing influencer.
Kirk was ruthlessly shot and killed with a single bullet to the neck at Utah Valley College whereas addressing hundreds throughout the inaugural cease of his “American Comeback” tour.
Tyler Robinson, 22, is accused of firing the deadly shot and was taken into custody Thursday night time after the stunning slaying on the Orem campus prompted a large manhunt for the MAGA icon’s killer.
The alleged murderer is predicted to be charged with aggravated homicide and different offenses.
