Matthew Dowd , a longtime political strategist and commentator, was fired from MSNBC in September 2025 after making controversial on-air remarks about Charlie Kirk following his fatal shooting. MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler called the remarks “inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable.”

“During our breaking news coverage of the shooting of Charlie Kirk, Matthew Dowd made comments that were inappropriate, insensitive, and unacceptable,” read Kutler’s statement . “We apologize for his statements, as has he. There is no place for violence in America, political or otherwise.”

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Who Is Matthew Dowd?

Dowd is a political consultant and pundit who has been a strategist and analyst for many years. He was chief strategist for the Bush-Cheney

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