Former MSNBC host Joy Reid criticized her former network in a new interview for firing former analyst Matthew Dowd over his comments about late conservative activist Charlie Kirk after Kirk was shot.

In an interview with The Guardian, published Saturday, Reid defended Dowd , saying his claim that Kirk should have expected violence because of his rhetoric was accurate and “inoffensive.”

“I’m hearing from friends that still work at MS NOW [MSNBC’s new name], whatever its new name is, having to work in a place that fired Matt Dowd for saying an absolutely true and inoffensive fact,” Reid said.

Dowd sparked backlash on Sept. 10 when he suggested that Kirk had it coming because he was promoting “hate speech” in the media and on college campuses.

After news broke of the shooting t

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