MSNBC has fired political analyst Matthew Dowd after he made several insensitive comments regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk. While appearing on the cable news network shortly after Kirk was shot Wednesday afternoon, Dowd was asked by anchor Katy Tur about “the environment in which a shooting like this happens.”

“He’s been one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures in this, who is constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech or sort of aimed at certain groups,” Dowd said. “And I always go back to, hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions. And I think that is the environment we are in.

“You can’t stop with these sort of awful thoughts you have and then saying these awful words and not expect awful actions to take place.

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