Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan, hosts of the “I’ve Had It” podcast, have issued a public apology after laughing on air at a joke about digging up Charlie Kirk’s body and “doing it again.” The apology has not stopped sponsors from cutting ties.
In a statement posted to Instagram, the pair said: “On Thursday’s show, we laughed at a joke about Charlie Kirk. It was an insensitive joke, and we should not have laughed. We regret it, and we apologize. Whatever our political differences, there is nothing funny about gun violence. We’ve long supported common-sense gun safety reform.”
They added: “To that end, we’ve made a donation to Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in America. We’ll keep using our platforms to fight for the safety of all Americans.”
Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet has been posting company statements confirming advertisers are dropping the show. Among them was a statement from Ethos: “What was said on this show doesn’t reflect our values, and we don’t condone violence in any form. We’ve ended our advertising relationship and won’t be working with them moving forward.”
Apparel company PAKA also confirmed it had cut ties, stating: “We don’t condone violence of any kind or making light of it.”
Kolvet reported that four more companies — Ethos, BetterHelp, PAKA Apparel, and HoneyLove — had dropped Welch, bringing the total number of brands that have ended their relationship with the podcast to 16, according to a count attributed to another account tracking the fallout.
