Tap Here To Add Us Weekly As A Trusted Source Add as a preferred source on Google Matthew Dowd has reportedly been fired from MSNBC after his on-air comments about Charlie Kirk. Multiple outlets including Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety reported that the network fired Dowd, 64, after his comments on Wednesday, September 10. Us Weekly reached out to MSNBC for comment. While covering Kirk's shooting on Wednesday, anchor Katy Tur asked Dowd about "the environment in which a shooting like this happens." Related: Most Shocking Talk Show Scandals: GMA's Amy Robach and T.J.