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22
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0 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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A popular progressive podcast has seen its sponsors flee after laughing at a joke about the slain conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, which the hosts later admitted was “insensitive.”
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hosts → see → influencer
Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan read social media posts reacting to Tuesday’s midterm election — in which Democrats took control of the House and Senate and won key governors’ races — on Thursday’s episode of their I’ve Had It podcast.
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I → read → podcast
They both cracked up to a post that read, “We’re digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again.”
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We → crack → it
The clip has since been cut from the episode, and the two apologized for laughing at the joke.
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two → cut → joke
But the damage has already been done.
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damage → do → ?
Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, blasted “leftist podcasters” and others who laugh about political assassination “beyond disgusting” in an X post Sunday.
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who → blast → post
When an outraged social media user told his followers to boycott Cash App for sponsoring “these rotten women,” the peer-to-peer payment platform wrote on X Friday, “We do not condone violence of any kind, and we are no longer sponsors of this podcast.”
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we → tell → podcast
Pet brand Chewy announced Saturday that it currently has no ties to the podcast.
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it → announce → podcast
“We do not sponsor or support the ‘I’ve Had It’ podcast.
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I → sponsor → podcast
We unequivocally condemn violence in all forms.
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We → condemn → forms
The comments made by the hosts do not reflect Chewy’s values or what we stand for as a company,” Chewy wrote on X.
Eyewear brand Zenni also announced that it “does not condone violence of any type.”
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it → make → type
“We have canceled advertising on I’ve Had It and are reviewing our podcast placements against our brand safety standards,” Zenni wrote on X.
Organic bedding brand Boll & Branch said it “does not currently advertise with the ‘I’ve Had It’ podcast and will not in the future.”
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I → cancel → future
Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was assassinated at age 31 during an outdoor event on a college campus in Utah in September 2025.
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Kirk → assassinate → September
Both Republicans and Democrats condemned the assassination of Kirk, who was seen as a steward of Trump’s MAGA movement and even a potential presidential nominee in the future.
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who → condemn → future
Some critics made light of or even celebrated Kirk’s death, and they were swiftly rebuked.
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they → make → death
Amid backlash for their response to a joke about Kirk’s assassination, Welch and Sullivan wrote on Instagram, “On Thursday’s show, we laughed at a joke about Charlie Kirk.
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we → write → Kirk
It was an insensitive joke, and we should not have laughed.
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we → laugh → ?
We regret it, and we apologize.”
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we → regret → it
“Whatever our political differences, there is nothing funny about gun violence.
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differences → be → violence
We’ve long supported common-sense gun safety reform,” the hosts said.
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hosts → support → reform
“To that end, we’ve made a donation to Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in America.
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we → make → America
We’ll keep using our platforms to fight for the safety of all Americans.”
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We → keep → Americans
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