Liberal podcasters tell TPUSA to ‘f--- off’ as Charlie Kirk backlash costs them advertisers
A source in the office of a prominent nationally elected Democrat called "I've Had It" podcast host Jennifer Welch a "sicko" after she allegedly sought help managing backlash over a joke about digging up Charlie Kirk 's body.
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- She accused Turning Point USA of "spearheading" the campaign because they're "losers and they lost" and "want to prove to their donors we can cancel libs." SOCIAL MEDIA HORRIFIED BY DAVE CHAPPELLE’S SICK ‘JOKE’ ABOUT CHARLIE KIRK’S MURDER "When we apologize for laughing at a joke on our podcast, that wasn't for you.
- "We still have plenty of advertisers and we aren’t going anywhere." While discussing their apology, Welch called TPUSA a "hateful organization," and Sullivan said she was "not going to be lectured by these people." "These people support Representatives to Congress that protect pedophiles and sex traffickers.
- Both laughed after Welch read one post saying, "We’re digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again." The hosts also suggested, without presenting evidence, that Kirk's accused killer supported President….
The hosts apologized over the weekend, but Sullivan subsequently told TPUSA to "f--- off" while Welch said her apology was motivated by her own convictions rather than pressure from the conservative organization.
Additional details
- F— all the way off." TURNING POINT USA TURNS THE TABLES ON 'SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE' AFTER LATE-NIGHT SKETCH MOCKS CAMPUS RECRUITERS The controversy began during an episode last week in which Welch and Sullivan read social media posts celebrating Democratic victories in the midterm elections.
- I don't expect you to understand this because at Turning Point y'all laugh at violence all the time." FAR-LEFT PODCASTER CALLS FOR 'PISTOLS FIRING' TOWARD JD VANCE, DEFEATING HIM IN 2028 A Democratic source told Fox News Digital that Welch called them while seeking advice on how to manage the fallout from her comments.
- "And for those of you at Turning Point who are worried that I don't talk enough, but yet, you don't believe in universal human rights, I want you to hear me: F— off.
- "Alright there's a huge online, cancellation campaign from all the titty babies over at Turning Point who want the 'I've Had It' podcast cancelled," Welch said in a video posted to the podcast's YouTube channel.
- The source further alleged that Welch's team used ChatGPT to help formulate a response to the controversy and identify "ways out of this." Welch denied the claims in a text message to Fox News Digital, saying she had not spoken with a top Democrat and that the podcast had not used ChatGPT.
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