Leftists Keep Turning Charlie Kirk’s Murder Into a Punchline — And the Money Is Starting to Notice
Charlie Kirk was assassinated on stage at Utah Valley University in September 2025. He was 31, a husband, and a father of two. More than a year later, large parts of the left still treat his death as material.
Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan of the “I’ve Had It” podcast made the latest example. On a November 5 episode they read an X post out loud: “We’re digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again.” Both hosts laughed for more than 20 seconds. The clip spread fast. Cash App, Chewy, Boll & Branch, Casper, Honeylove, Zenni Optical and more than a dozen other advertisers cut ties or said they would never return. Reports put the sponsorship loss around $8 million.
Welch and Sullivan later posted a short apology calling the joke “insensitive.” They removed the segment, donated to a gun-control group, and cut a follow-up episode that framed Turning Point USA as the problem. The original laughter stayed the main fact.
From Tim Pool: Jennifer Welch’s “I’ve Had It” podcast has reportedly lost an estimated $8 million after at least 19 sponsors dropped the show over her laughing at a joke about Charlie Kirk’s death. Tim uses his own experience in the industry to break down how much podcasters really make from ad reads and CPMs, why her “apology” wasn’t one, and why the right’s cancel culture still looks nothing like what the left did.
Dave Chappelle ran a similar bit at Madison Square Garden over the same weekend. He told the crowd he feels better since the killing. “Ever since that guy Charlie Kirk got murdered — and I shouldn’t say this publicly — but I feel better,” he said. He added that Kirk is looking up from hell laughing so hard he can’t breathe. Erika Kirk called the broader pattern of jokes about political assassination “beyond disgusting.” Elon Musk called Chappelle cruel.
Charlie Kirk when a maniac attacked Dave Chappelle: it’s sinister and political violence is not ok
Dave Chappelle on Charlie’s ass*ssination: I feel better https://t.co/3LQkU8pbR5
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 8, 2026
Michael Che spent more than two minutes of a Netflix special on the assassination. The Minneapolis audience laughed along while he compared the shooting to Squid Games and mixed in other gags.
The reaction was never limited to celebrities. Teachers, nurses, counselors and professors posted “good riddance,” “karma,” and variations on “he had it coming.” One online tracker logged more than 60,000 celebratory posts before it was taken down. Hundreds of people lost jobs or faced discipline after the posts surfaced. Protesters at No Kings events showed up in fake blood and “BOZO” medals. Viral clips of people laughing hysterically while citing Kirk’s old gun-rights comments circulated within hours of the shooting.
🚨 SICK: Jennifer Welch read a joke on the I’ve Had It podcast that said “We’re digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it AGAIN.”
She and Angie Sullivan put their heads down and LAUGHED for more than 20 seconds.
Charlie was assassinated in front of his wife and kids’ community at a college event.
These two have interviewed Obama, Kamala and AOC.
This is the Democrat base now, and they’re celebrating. https://t.co/CkniMLXkJZ
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) November 5, 2026
The mockery started the day of the assassination and never really stopped. Some point to Kirk’s past comments. Others simply treat a dead political opponent as fair game for corpse jokes. Erika Kirk stated the plain version: a culture that laughs at assassination is one of profound moral decay. Political violence is not a punchline.
The sponsors that walked away from Welch’s show, and the employers that fired the gleeful posters, treated it that way. Most of the rest still act as if the laughter is the point.
— The Whatfinger News Team: Sgt K and Sgt R, with Grok on edits and graphics
