Cable news network MSNBC has issued a formal apology over the on-air comments by its political analyst Matthew Dowd following the political assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
Kirk, the founder of the nonprofit Turning Point USA that advocated for space to hear conservative views on liberal-leaning college campuses, was murdered by an assassin on Sept. 10 while at Utah Valley University to launch his “American Comeback Tour.” It was the first stop on what was to be Kirk’s 2025 fall tour to campuses and youth across the country.
Responding to news of the shooting, Dowd, who was on air, blamed the act of violence on Kirk himself, saying it was the result of his “awful words” that represent his conservative views….