The response from the Left to the assassination of conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk has been nothing short of sickening. They have justified and even celebrated his death — and some have begun to face consequences for their actions.

MSNBC’s Matthew Dowd was the first domino to fall, after he essentially argued during live coverage of the assassination that Kirk had encouraged the politically-motivated violence that claimed his life.

MSNBC just FIRED Matthew Dowd for his vile, disgusting comments with Katy Tur. Good.

Next, do Katy Tur.

And CNN it’s time to show the door to Van Jones too. These propaganda peddlers have poisoned America long enough. https://t.co/bSEIjaADI6 pic.twitter.com/nwER8o1eyv

— Kylie Jane Kremer (@KylieJaneKremer) September 11, 2025

Following Dowd’s ouster, MSNBC sent a letter to all employees urging them to “do better,” Matthew Foldi reported. “A letter was sent to all MSNBC staff admonishing them & saying they ‘need to do better’ following Matthew Dowd’s firing for his heinous comments about Charlie Kirk,” he posted.

Rare win from corporate media executives.

A letter was sent to all MSNBC staff admonishing them & saying they “need to do better” following Matthew Dowd’s firing for his heinous comments about Charlie Kirk.

Let’s hope that Comcast is not alone in putting MSNBC in place pic.twitter.com/GZoPFsJJIF

— Matthew Foldi (@MatthewFoldi) September 12, 2025

An Office Depot employee was also terminated over the weekend for refusing to print a poster of Kirk for a prayer vigil, telling members of the group Michigan Forward that the poster was “political propaganda.” The poster in question featured a photo of Kirk along with the words, “The Legendary Charlie Kirk, 1993-2025.”

To our customers pic.twitter.com/XYlcFPpInN

— Office Depot (@officedepot) September 13, 2025

A Secret Service agent who said that Kirk deserved to be killed was placed on leave and is expected to be fired, Nick Sorter reported, citing a source within the Department of Homeland Security.

“The Secret Service Agent who publicly said Charlie Kirk DESERVED to be kiIIed has officially been placed on LEAVE, expected to be imminently FIRED, per DHS,” he said.

🚨 BREAKING: The Secret Service Agent who publicly said Charlie Kirk DESERVED to be kiIIed has officially been placed on LEAVE, expected to be imminently FIRED, per DHS

FAFO!

Enjoy unemployment, loser. pic.twitter.com/QedIJ7Q0DB

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 12, 2025

Other reports indicated that an advisory board member at Cincinnati Bengals star Joe Burrow’s charitable foundation was terminated for posts celebrating Kirk’s murder, as was a communications specialist with the Carolina Panthers. A number of others have either been terminated or suspended — and calls are still going out for more to come.

Clemson University stopped short of firing anyone who posted celebratory comments after Kirk’s murder, saying in a statement that unless the post was considered to be a “genuine threat which is not protected by the Constitution,” there was no need for the university to take any action.

A statement from Clemson University: pic.twitter.com/BAmaXdiqfJ

— Clemson University (@ClemsonUniv) September 12, 2025

JERUSALEM — Israel’s strike against Hamas leadership in Qatar may have been the best shot at resetting negotiations with the terror group, an Israeli military expert says.

Israel struck a building in Doha on Tuesday afternoon in an attempt to kill senior Hamas officials who had gathered to discuss a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal. It remains unclear how effective the Israeli strike was. Israel has not made an official determination on the success of the strike. Hamas has said that while the strike killed six – including top aides to senior Hamas leaders – the leadership team remains fully intact.

If Israel’s strike was successful, it may allow outside Arab states to assemble a new Hamas leadership team, one more open to negotiation while having more authority over a terror group that has suffered heavy losses over the course of its two-year war against Israel, according to Eyal Pinko, a senior research fellow at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies in Israel.

“Hamas is really a fiction because after [Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar] and all the other leaders in the Gaza Strip that were killed, Hamas was divided into five [factions],” Pinko said in an interview with the Jerusalem Press Club. “They are fighting each other, and sometimes I do believe that they are hating each other much more than they hate Israel.”

Egypt and Qatar, the main Arab state mediators in discussions between Israel and the terror group, may be able to install the next leaders of Hamas who will attend negotiations, Pinko said. Outside the influence of Iran, the next Hamas negotiators could be more amenable to a ceasefire agreement that could secure the release of the 48 remaining Israeli hostages.

Ceasefire negotiations have been stalled for months because of the terror group’s factionalism and its unwillingness to give up hostages — its most effective bargaining piece.

“I think this situation, it’s the same, but while nothing [was] going anywhere with the negotiation before yesterday, I think now the ability of Qatar to put someone that is really relevant and can push and can be under the sole control of Qatar without Iran — and this is the critical point, without Iran — it can be, I think, that much more can be achieved in this negotiation,” Pinko said.

Historically, Hamas has been slow to recognize when its leaders have been killed. Gaza leader Khalil al-Hayya was one official targeted in the strike, and neither he nor others have been seen in public since. The Hamas official was not seen at the funeral of his son, who was identified as one of those killed in the strike.

The strike kicked off a round of condemnations against the Jewish state and earned a public rebuke from the White House as President Donald Trump said he is “not thrilled about the whole situation.” Trump pledged that such an attack “will not happen again on [Qatari] soil.”

Some of the president’s reaction may be more for public effect. Israel likely received approval to conduct the strike in Qatar, and may have allowed more notice to Qatar than has been publicly acknowledged, Pinko told The Daily Wire.

In the immediate aftermath, Qatar condemned the attack as a “blatant violation of all international laws and norms.” Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Thursday, however, said that Doha was committed to the peace process.

“Israel is trying to rearrange the region by force,” the premier told a meeting of the UN Security Council. But “we will continue our humanitarian and diplomatic role without any hesitation in order to stop the bloodshed.”

The Israeli attack came days after Trump publicly demanded that Hamas negotiate a release of the 48 hostages or suffer “consequences.”

“Everyone wants the Hostages HOME. Everyone wants this War to end! The Israelis have accepted my Terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well. I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting. This is my last warning, there will not be another one!” Trump posted.