MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd fired over ‘disgusting’ on-air comments about Charlie Kirk shortly after conservative star was assassinated –Dowd was chief strategist for George W. Bush’s 2004 re-[s]election campaign | 10 Sept 2025 | MSNBC has parted ways with political analyst Matthew Dowd following his comments while covering the fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at a college event in Utah. Initially, the network had offered a lengthy apology for his words after the killing but later Wednesday, Variety reported Dowd had been let go… The chief strategist for George W. Bush’s 2004 re-election campaign and longtime political analyst [dirt-bag] Dowd suggested the gunshot could have been fired by one of Kirk’s supporters. “[We] don’t know any of the full details of this yet,” Dowd said. “We don’t know if this is a supporter shooting their gun off in celebration or… So we have no idea about this.”