Matthew Dowd, a political analyst for MSNBC, was the first high-profile personality to suffer consequences for commenting on Charlie Kirk’s shooting in Utah last week: During a broadcast following Kirk’s murder in front of students gathered at Utah Valley University, Dowd referenced some of the controversial statements Kirk, a strident conservative activist and MAGA supporter, had made in the past. “Hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions,” Dowd said. “You can’t stop with these sort of awful thoughts you have and then saying these awful words and then not expect awful actions to take place.”

MSNBC apologized for the comments and fired Dowd almost immediately.

Since then, the list of people who have been fired for sharing their views on Kirk’s legacy

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