Fired MSNBC Analyst Blames ‘Right Wing Media Mob’ for Termination, While Doubling Down on His Remarks

Fired MSNBC political analyst Matthew Dowd said on Friday that he was “naive” to suggest on national television that Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk brought his assassination upon himself. Dowd’s comments, made before news of the assassination was widely known, led to his dismissal from the network.

In a Substack post, Dowd expressed his surprise at the outrage his comments generated, writing, “I thought to myself how could anyone disagree with this. I guess I was naive.”

He explained his reasoning, linking Kirk’s “divisive and polarizing” persona to a broader national climate of “toxic” divisiveness and widespread gun ownership. Dowd invoked the Holocaust survivors’ campaign, #I

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