Hosts of the progressive podcast “I’ve Had It” is now asking listeners to become paid members and buy a book after multiple advertisers ended or distanced themselves from the show following laughter at a social media post about the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Jennifer Welch and co-host Angie “Pumps” Sullivan made the appeal in a nearly 30-minute episode released Monday titled “Not Today, TPUSA.” Welch said, “If you want to sponsor us financially, you can become a member on YouTube or join us on Substack. … Also go buy my book,” referring to her title “Not Today, Fascists.” She added that the show’s audience had grown since the controversy and that the hosts “are not going anywhere.”
The remarks followed a Nov. 5 episode in which Welch read an X post that said, “We’re digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again.” Welch and Sullivan laughed for roughly 20 seconds. They later stated that Kirk had been shot by someone from a “super MAGA family” or a “MAGA person.” Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025.
A clip of the exchange spread widely online, prompting criticism from Kirk supporters and Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet. Companies including Cash App, Chewy, Boll & Branch and Lola Blankets publicly stated they were no longer sponsors or would not advertise with the podcast. Cash App said it does “not condone violence of any kind.” Chewy said the hosts’ comments did not reflect its values and that it “unequivocally condemn[s] violence in all forms.” Other brands, including Casper, Zenni Optical, BetterHelp and several more, also ended or ruled out relationships, with reports citing between about 10 and more than 20 companies taking such steps. Kolvet has referenced roughly 21.
On Saturday, Welch and Sullivan posted an Instagram statement: “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.” They said they had donated to Everytown for Gun Safety and removed the segment from the episode.
In subsequent comments and the Monday episode, the hosts criticized Turning Point USA, calling the response a “cancellation campaign” from “titty babies” and “losers.” Sullivan told the group to “fuck all the way off.” Welch said the apology was not intended for Kolvet or Turning Point but related to her own views on gun violence, noting that “somebody I love very much died from gun violence two years ago.” Kolvet responded that the hosts’ conduct, not Turning Point, led sponsors to leave, and that they should not “legitimize political violence.”
The “I’ve Had It” podcast has described itself as independently funded progressive commentary. Welch has said the show still has advertisers and welcomed new followers.
A clip of the exchange spread widely online, prompting criticism from Kirk supporters and Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet. Companies including Cash App, Chewy, Boll & Branch and Lola Blankets publicly stated they were no longer sponsors or would not advertise with the podcast. Cash App said it does “not condone violence of any kind.” Chewy said the hosts’ comments did not reflect its values and that it “unequivocally condemn[s] violence in all forms.” Other brands, including Casper, Zenni Optical, BetterHelp and several more, also ended or ruled out relationships, with reports citing between about 10 and more than 20 companies taking such steps. Kolvet has referenced roughly 21.
On Saturday, Welch and Sullivan posted an Instagram statement: “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.” They said they had donated to Everytown for Gun Safety and removed the segment from the episode.
In subsequent comments and the Monday episode, the hosts criticized Turning Point USA, calling the response a “cancellation campaign” from “titty babies” and “losers.” Sullivan told the group to “fuck all the way off.” Welch said the apology was not intended for Kolvet or Turning Point but related to her own views on gun violence, noting that “somebody I love very much died from gun violence two years ago.” Kolvet responded that the hosts’ conduct, not Turning Point, led sponsors to leave, and that they should not “legitimize political violence.”
The “I’ve Had It” podcast has described itself as independently funded progressive commentary. Welch has said the show still has advertisers and welcomed new followers.
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