close Video

NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles!

MSNBC issued an apology on Wednesday after liberal analyst Matthew Dowd suggested Charlie Kirk's "hateful" rhetoric led to his shooting and speculated that one of his supporters may have fired the shot in celebration.

"During our breaking news coverage of the shooting of Charlie Kirk , Matthew Dowd made comments that were inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable," MSNBC president Rebecca Kutler said in a statement. "We apologize for his statements, as has he. There is no place for violence in America, political or otherwise."

After Kirk was shot Wednesday afternoon, Dowd suggested it was caused by a chain reaction from his "hateful words" against various groups. Kirk, a leading conservative activist and top ally of Pr

See Full Page