As the Charlie Kirk shooting news was unfolding on Wednesday afternoon, the cable news networks sprang into breaking news mode . During its coverage, MSNBC brought in Matthew Dowd for additional analysis of the situation, where he made several remarks that led to the network cutting ties with him.

Asked by MSNBC anchor Katy Tur during the 3 p.m. ET hour about the shooting in today’s political environment, Dowd responded by saying Kirk has been divisive and pushed hate speech, adding, “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. And that’s the un

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