Overview

• Appearing on Katie Couric’s YouTube program, Dowd said MSNBC shows lamented Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension but ignored his termination.
• Dowd singled out Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, claiming they criticized him and were effectively glad he was let go.
• MSNBC had fired Dowd on Sept. 10, calling his on‑air remarks about rhetoric and Charlie Kirk’s killing inappropriate, while Dowd says executives told him his words were misconstrued but the decision stood.
• ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely after affiliates, including Nexstar stations, preempted the show following Kimmel’s monologue linking the suspected killer to MAGA.
• Utah officials said the suspect, Tyler Robinson, was indoctrinated with left‑leaning views, undercutting early partisan narratives referenced in Kimmel’s comments.