MSNBC has issued an apology and fired political consultant Matthew Dowd after comments he delivered shortly after the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder and conservative activist Charlie Kirk that the broadcaster deemed inappropriate.

The statement was posted to the MSNBC Public Relations X account rather than the company's main account, which has drawn some backlash from X users.

Newsweek reached out to MSNBC via email outside of normal business hours for additional comment.

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Kirk was fatally shot during a question-and-answer session on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday afternoon. Video captured the moment when Kirk was shot and the crowd that had gathered to see him speak instead scattered in fear.

A federal investigation is o

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