MSNBC president Rebecca Kutler has issued an apology for analyst Matthew Dowd’s remarks during coverage of the shooting of conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk .
“During our breaking news coverage of the shooting of Charlie Kirk, Matthew Dowd made comments that were inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable,” Kulter said in a statement shared to the MSNBC Public Relations X account. “We apologize for his statements, as has he. There is no place for violence in America, political or otherwise.”
During their coverage of Kirk’s shooting, MSNBC anchor Katy Tur asked Dowd about “the environment in which a shooting like this happens.” Dowd responded with the following about Kirk: “He’s been one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures in t