Rachel Maddow devoted just 22 seconds of air time to Charlie Kirk’s assassination on Monday — the first episode of her once-a-week hourlong talk show on the left-leaning MSNBC cable channel since the grisly murder took place last week.
Maddow, the Comcast-owned channel’s marquee talent and ratings draw who pulls in an annual salary reported to be north of $20 million, called Kirk’s murder “horrific” — before quickly pivoting to speculation over whether Trump administration officials might use the assassination to justify broader crackdowns.
“Hey, once you`ve got an enemies list, no reason to keep it short,” Maddow began. Her comments were reported by the news site Mediaite.
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