An MSNBC guest wildly speculated and floated the baseless idea on live television Wednesday that Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk may have been struck by “a supporter shooting their gun off in celebration.”
During the segment, contributor Matthew Dowd said, “We don’t know if this was a supporter shooting their gun off in celebration, we don’t know if this was an accident, we don’t know if this was a targeted attack. We have no idea … we don’t know any of the full details.”
Critics immediately blasted the comments as reckless, insensitive, and agenda-driven, noting that Dowd’s remarks were made while Kirk’s condition was still uncertain.
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