Political analyst Matthew Dowd is out of a job at MSNBC after his on-air remark following conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing about “hateful words” leading to “hateful actions.”
MSNBC stated Thursday that Dowd, a paid political analyst, is “no longer with the network.” Each MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler and Dowd issued public apologies following his commentary, which drew a heated response on-line.
Dowd stated shortly after the taking pictures Wednesday that Kirk was a divisive determine “who is constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech aimed at certain groups. And I always go back to, hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions. And I think that’s the environment we’re in.”
Kutler posted a web-based apology for Dowd’s commentary, which she referred to as “inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable.”
“There is no place for violence in America, political or otherwise,” she stated.
Dowd, on his Bluesky account, famous that he was requested a query by anchor Katy Tur concerning the nation’s political atmosphere.
“I apologize for my tone and words,” Dowd stated. “Let me be clear, I in no way intended for my comments to blame Kirk for this attack. Let us all come together and condemn violence of any kind.”
Dowd, as soon as a political strategist for President George W. Bush, joined MSNBC in 2022 following a failed marketing campaign for lieutenant governor in Texas as a Democrat. He spent almost 15 years as an analyst at ABC Information.
