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Dozens Of Advertisers Dump Lefty Podcasters Over Disturbing Charlie Kirk Segment

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Prestigiacomo, A. (2026, November 9). Dozens Of Advertisers Dump Lefty Podcasters Over Disturbing Charlie Kirk Segment. The Daily Wire. https://www.dailywire.com/news/dozens-of-advertisers-dump-lefty-podcasters-over-disturbing-charlie-kirk-segment

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The Daily Wire · collected 2026-11-09 · by Amanda Prestigiacomo

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Podcast hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan lost over 20 advertisers, including Chewy, Cash App, and Boll & Branch, after airing a segment that mocked the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The women read aloud and laughed at social media comments suggesting a second assassination of Kirk, which prompted companies to distance themselves from their show due to its controversial content. Welch and Sullivan initially apologized for the insensitive joke but later clarified that the apology was not directed towards conservatives upset by the segment.
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Podcast Sponsors Flee After Joke
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Cash App Chewy Daily Wire MAGA The Post Millennial

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Charlie Kirk PERSON · 4× Sullivan PERSON · 4× Welch PERSON · 4× Chewy ORG · 3× Jennifer Welch PERSON · 3× MAGA ORG · 3× Cash App ORG · 2× Daily Wire ORG · 2× Democrats NORP · 2× Kirk PERSON · 2×

Narrative

Jennifer Welch is now attacking @TPUSA because sponsors are severing ties with her podcast after she laughed uncontrollably at the idea of “digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again”: “There’s a huge online cancellation campaign from all the titty babies over at Turning Point…
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“Right, so do with that what you will,” Sullivan added.

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Left-wing podcast hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan have been dumped by more than 20 advertisers after a disturbing segment about the assassination of 31-year-old conservative Charlie Kirk aired on an episode of “I’ve Had It.” asserted
I → dump → It
The women read a list of leftist social media comments on their “Drinking MAGA Tears” episode, including one post stated, “We’re digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again.” asserted
We → read → it
Welch and Sullivan burst into laughter and then seemed to taunt the deceased and his loved ones by claiming the assassin was part of “MAGA,” or a “white” Trump supporter. asserted
assassin → burst → MAGA
“No comment — other than he was shot by somebody with a super MAGA family,” Sullivan said. asserted
Sullivan → shoot → family
Welch responded, “He was shot by a MAGA person.” asserted
He → respond → person
“Right, so do with that what you will,” Sullivan added. asserted
Sullivan → do → that
Tyler Robinson, the man charged with assassinating Kirk, allegedly wrote leftist messages on the bullet casings and had a trans-identifying boyfriend. Evil. Jennifer Welch can’t control her laughter after reading a tweet that says, “We’re digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again. uncertain
We → charge → it
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) November 5, 2026 The backlash has prompted a growing list of companies to publicly distance themselves from the podcast, with some explicitly ending sponsorships and others confirming they would no longer advertise with the show. asserted
they → prompt → show
At least 24 companies have dumped the pair, or vowed to never advertise with them, according to The Post Millennial. uncertain
companies → dump → Millennial
Big-name advertisers like Chewy, Honeylove, HexClad, Lola Blankets, Nutrafol, and Cash App have already severed or disavowed their advertising relationships with the podcast. asserted
advertisers → sever → podcast
“We unequivocally condemn violence in all forms,” Chewy said in a post online. asserted
Chewy → condemn → post
“The comments made by the hosts do not reflect Chewy’s values or what we stand for as a company. asserted
we → make → company
“We do not condone violence of any kind, and we are no longer sponsors of this podcast,” Cash App said. asserted
App → condone → podcast
Another company on the outs with the duo, Boll & Branch, said it does not currently advertise with “I’ve Had It” and will not in the future. asserted
I → say → future
Other companies reported to have ended or cut off advertising relationships with the show include Zenni Optical, Casper, BetterHelp, Ridge Wallet, Momentous, Ladder, Jones Road Beauty, PAKA, Ember, Ethos, Primal Queen, iRestore, NOBL Travel, and Dupe.com. asserted
companies → report → BetterHelp
At first, the hosts apologized about joking about “gun violence,” and gave money to Left-wing gun control group Everytown. asserted
hosts → apologize → Everytown
“It was an insensitive joke, and we should not have laughed. asserted
we → laugh → ?
We regret it, and we apologize,” they wrote. asserted
they → regret → it
In a subsequent video, the duo made clear their apology was not for upset conservatives, who they told to “f*ck all the way off.” asserted
they → make → who
They also targeted Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA, mocking them over the midterm losses suffered by the GOP. asserted
They → target → GOP
Jennifer Welch is now attacking @TPUSA because sponsors are severing ties with her podcast after she laughed uncontrollably at the idea of “digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again”: “There’s a huge online cancellation campaign from all the titty babies over at Turning Point… asserted
she → attack → Point
When we apologized… that wasn’t for you. asserted
that → apologize → you
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) November 9, 2026 Notably, the hosts have been embraced by mainstream Democrats and their allies in the media. asserted
hosts → embrace → media
Welch and Sullivan have interviewed prominent Democrats, including former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris, for example. asserted
Welch → interview → example
Moreover, Welch has appeared as a panelist on CNN’s “NewsNight” with Abby Phillip, and the network published a profile of the podcast pair in 2025. asserted
network → appear → 2025
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