Political consultant Matthew Dowd will no longer appear on MSNBC following comments he made during coverage of the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk.
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MSNBChasissuedanapologyandfiredpoliticalconsultantMatthewDowdaftercommentshedeliveredshortlyaftertheassassinationofTurningPointUSAco-founderandconservativeactivistCharlieKirkthatthebroadcasterdeemedinappropriate.
ThestatementwaspostedtotheMSNBCPublicRelationsXaccountratherthanthecompany’smainaccount,whichhasdrawnsomebacklashfromXusers.
NewsweekreachedouttoMSNBCviaemailoutsideofnormalbusinesshoursforadditionalcomment.
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Kirkwasfatallyshotduringaquestion-and-answersessionontheUtahValleyUniversitycampusinOrem,Utah,onWednesdayafternoon.VideocapturedthemomentwhenKirkwasshotandthecrowdthathadgatheredtoseehimspeakinsteadscatteredinfear.
Afederalinvestigationisongoing,withofficialdetailsaboutanypersonsofinterestandpotentialmotivestilllimitedonWednesdaynight.
InastatementfromtheUtahDepartmentofPublicSafetyandFBISaltLakeCityofficepostedtoXbyNBCNewscorr
