Matthew Dowd Didn't Know Charlie Kirk Was Shooter's Target During MSNBC Appearance, Blames Firing on 'Right Wing Media Mob'

Matthew Dowd broke his silence Friday over his dismissal from MSNBC after his controversial on-air commentary about the Charlie Kirk shooting - in which he said "Hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which ultimately lead to hateful actions" - went viral. The former senior political analyst argued that he did not know at the time of the live commentary that Kirk was the target of the campus shooting during his Utah Valley University event. Writing on his personal Substack, the journalist blamed a "right wing media mob" for misconstruing his words and said "MSNBC reacted to that . . .