In today’s media landscape, calling a thing a thing will get you fired — at least according to former MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd , who was let go from the network earlier this week following on-air comments about the shooting of Charlie Kirk .

Amid the breaking news the conservative activist had been shot during a speaking event at Utah Valley University, MSNBC anchor Katy Tur asked Dowd about “the environment in which a shooting like this happens.”

He responded, in part, that Kirk had “been one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures … who is constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech.”

“Hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions,” Dowd added. “And I think that is the environment we are in. You can’t … [say] these awf

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