Matthew Dowd, MSNBC political analyst, reportedly fired after comments made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Comments occurred during coverage of Kirk’s fatal shooting at Utah Valley University, when anchor Katy Tur asked about the environment that enables such violence.

Driving the news: Dowd described Kirk as “one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures,” accusing him of pushing “hate speech” toward certain groups, implying a connection between hateful speech and violent actions. • Dowd said, “hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions,” identifying the current environment as dangerous and intolerant.

State of play: His remarks sparked significant outrage on social media platforms, leading MSNBC presiden

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