MSNBC has fired political analyst Matthew Dowd after his on-air comments about the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk , RadarOnline.com can report.

Kirk was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon just minutes into a heavily attended rally in Utah. Article continues below advertisement

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During the cable news network's live coverage of the shooting, MSNBC correspondent Katy Tur asked Dowd a question about "the environment in which a shooting like this happens."

Dowd replied: "He’s been one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures in this, who is constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech or sort of aimed at certain groups.

"And I always go back to, hateful thoughts l

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