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Welch and Sullivan Laugh at Kirk Joke on Podcast

Published 7 November 2026

Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan laughed for more than 20 seconds after Welch read a social-media joke about digging up Charlie Kirk and killing him again during a November 5 episode of Welch’s podcast, “I’ve Had It.” Welch then said, “No comment,” according to the episode recording described in the reports.

The exchange appeared during an episode titled “Drinking MAGA Tears,” as the hosts read jokes about politics and Democratic victories in the midterm elections. The comment referred to Kirk, who was killed in September 2025. The episode recording shows Welch reading the joke and both hosts laughing; the reports largely draw on that recording or a circulated clip, rather than separate sources of evidence.

After the exchange, Welch said Kirk was shot by a “MAGA person.” Sullivan also described the suspect’s family as “super MAGA.” Those statements were the hosts’ characterizations. The reports identify Tyler Robinson as the person charged in Kirk’s killing, but do not independently establish that Robinson or his family held the political views the hosts described.

Collin Rugg posted a clip of the exchange on X on November 5. The post and clip drew criticism from commentators...

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