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    "prose": "Jennifer Welch hosts the podcast \"I've Had It.\"[^1] On 5 November, she read a post about Charlie Kirk on the podcast and laughed.[^2] Kirk founded Turning Point USA.[^3] He was shot dead in September 2025.[^4]\n\n## The apology\n\nWelch and her co-host, Angie Sullivan, laughed at the joke during a taping.[^5] The segment was cut from the published episode.[^6] On 7 November, the two hosts apologised on Instagram.[^7] They made a donation to Everytown for Gun Safety.[^8] Welch said a person she loved died from gun violence two years ago.[^9] She said the apology was not meant to appease conservatives.[^10]\n\n## The sponsors\n\nSeveral advertisers left. Cash App ended its sponsorship of the podcast.[^11] Zenni cancelled its advertising.[^12] Ladder ended its sponsorship.[^13] Boll & Branch said it would not advertise with the podcast in future.[^14] Chewy said it did not sponsor or support the podcast.[^15] TheWrap reported that Chewy and Cash App cut ties with the show.[^16]\n\n## Her side\n\nOn 8 November, Welch accused Turning Point USA of pressuring the podcast's sponsors.[^17] On Sunday, Welch and Sullivan pushed back against conservative commentators.[^18] The hosts told Turning Point spokesman Andrew Kolvet to \"f—k off.\"[^19]\n\n## Their side\n\nAndrew Kolvet is a spokesman for Turning Point USA.[^20] He denied that Turning Point caused the sponsors to withdraw.[^21] Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, is chief executive of Turning Point USA.[^22] She rebuked podcasters on the left over jokes about her husband's murder.[^23]\n\n## Where it stands\n\nEach side blames the other for the loss of sponsors. Welch says Turning Point applied the pressure.[^17] Kolvet says Turning Point did not cause the withdrawals.[^21] The reports in this set do not show which account is correct.",
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