MSNBCs Rachel Maddow spent just 22 seconds of air time on Charlie Kirk assassination

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.Maddow made just one mention of Kirk on her Monday show.Maddow then read verbatim a New York Times headline of a story about the White House planning a “broad crackdown of liberal groups.”In June last year, Kirk denounced Maddow for a segment “calling me a racist,” which he described as a “typical leftist smear.” Kirk’s X post has attracted more attention following his assassination.“Rachel Maddow spent an entire segment last year calling Charlie Kirk a racist,” commented the official X account of OutKick.

“Yet in her first show back since his death, she spent just 22 seconds on his assassination.”Maddow’s terse treatment of Kirk comes after top executives at MSNBC and its parent company, Comcast, moved quickly last week in issuing a company-wide memo that condemned violence and urged employees to uphold civil discourse across its platforms.“The tragic loss of Charlie Kirk … reminds us of the fragility of life and the urgent need for unity.Our hearts are heavy … there is no place for violence or hate in our society,” Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, president Mike Cavanagh and incoming Versant CEO Mark Lazarus wrote in the memo.The statement stressed that while employees may “disagree, robustly and passionately,” debate must be conducted with respect....