John F Kennedy Jr

WELL, WELL, WELL... THE CONSEQUENCES HAVE ARRIVED! After laughing at a sick joke about DIGGING UP CHARLIE KIRK AND K*LLING HIM AGAIN, the hosts of the liberal “I've Had It” podcast lost MORE THAN 20 SPONSORS, and now they're asking their own listeners to OPEN THEIR WALLETS!! But WAIT - they are liberals, so why WOULDN'T they expect their followers to foot the bill? Apparently, losing advertisers isn't nearly as funny as mocking a murdered conservative. Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan are facing the fallout after a clip from their podcast went viral, showing the two laughing at a social media post about Kirk. During the episode, Welch read aloud a comment stating, “We're digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again.” Both hosts burst into laughter, continuing long enough for the exchange to draw widespread outrage when the footage circulated online. The backlash quickly reached the companies paying to advertise on their show. More than 20 brands reportedly distanced themselves from the podcast, including Cash App, Chewy, Boll & Branch, Zenni Optical, Casper, and Honeylove. Several companies publicly confirmed they were ending their advertising relationships, with some specifically citing the offensive remarks or emphasizing that they do not condone violence. After the sponsor exodus began, Welch and Sullivan issued an apology that sounded SUPER fake, acknowledging that the joke was insensitive and that they should not have laughed. They also announced a donation to Everytown for Gun Safety and removed the offending segment from the episode. But that wasn't the end of the controversy. In subsequent remarks, the hosts accused Turning Point USA of orchestrating a campaign to cancel their podcast and suggested their apology had been made for themselves rather than to satisfy critics. Now they're trying a different approach to financing the show. In a new video, Welch and Sullivan asked their remaining supporters to purchase YouTube memberships, subscribe through Substack, follow their social media accounts, and buy Welch's book. In other words, after losing corporate advertisers, they're turning directly to their audience for financial support. Welch insisted that the podcast's audience had actually grown during the controversy and declared that they were “not going anywhere.” That may be true, but a growing audience and a shrinking list of advertisers are two very different things. And there's a particularly interesting contrast here. The hosts have criticized conservative activists for allegedly engaging in cancel culture, yet the companies that withdrew their advertising made their own decisions about whether they wanted their brands associated with the remarks. No government shut down the podcast, and the hosts remain free to say what they want. Their former sponsors are equally free to decide where their advertising dollars go. For a podcast built around outspoken political commentary, the sudden need to solicit additional listener support after losing advertisers is an awkward development. After all, the show is literally called “I've Had It.” Apparently, more than 20 sponsors had it, too. #IveHadIt #TurningPointUSA