MSNBC Analyst Matthew Dowd Fired for Stating the Obvious

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Yesterday, soon after the shooting death of Charlie Kirk — a manhunt is still underway — MSNBC’s Katy Tur asked the network’s senior political reporter, Matthew Dowd, about “the environment in which a shooting like this happens.” There isn’t much leeway in that question. We all know the environment we live in, the same one responsible for January 6; for the shooting deaths of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, John; for the attempted assassination of Trump; the violent assault of Paul Pelosi; the shooting attack at the CDC; and the near-daily mass shootings at schools, churches, synagogues, and campuses.

Dowd answered truthfully, saying of Charlie Kirk:

“He’s been one of th

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