A source in the office of a prominent nationally elected Democrat called "I've Had It" podcast host Jennifer Welch a "sicko" after she allegedly sought help managing backlash over a joke about digging up Charlie Kirk 's body.
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she → elect → body
Welch denied the source's account as she and co-host Angie Sullivan renewed their attacks on Turning Point USA , with Sullivan telling the conservative organization to "f— all the way off" despite the hosts' earlier apology.
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Sullivan → deny → apology
The controversy has also cost the podcast advertisers.
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controversy → cost → advertisers
Cash App announced it was ending its sponsorship, saying on social media: "We do not condone violence of any kind, and we are no longer sponsors of this podcast."
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we → announce → podcast
Luxury bedding company Boll & Branch also reportedly dropped its sponsorship, while Turning Point USA's Andrew Kolvet claimed on X that several other advertisers had withdrawn their support.
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advertisers → drop → support
The hosts apologized over the weekend, but Sullivan subsequently told TPUSA to "f--- off" while Welch said her apology was motivated by her own convictions rather than pressure from the conservative organization.
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apology → apologize → organization
"Alright there's a huge online, cancellation campaign from all the titty babies over at Turning Point who want the 'I've Had It' podcast cancelled," Welch said in a video posted to the podcast's YouTube channel.
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Welch → be → channel
She accused Turning Point USA of "spearheading" the campaign because they're "losers and they lost" and "want to prove to their donors we can cancel libs.
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we → accuse → libs
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"When we apologize for laughing at a joke on our podcast, that wasn't for you.
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that → apologize → you
That was for us," Welch continued.
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Welch → continue → us
"Because someone I loved very much died from gun violence two years ago and I just didn't feel good about that.
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I → love → that
And that apology was so that when I advocate for common sense gun reform that I'm doing it clean and clear.
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I → advocate → it
I don't expect you to understand this because at Turning Point y'all laugh at violence all the time."
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all → expect → violence
A Democratic source told Fox News Digital that Welch called them while seeking advice on how to manage the fallout from her comments.
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Welch → tell → comments
According to the source, Welch blamed Turning Point USA for the controversy rather than expressing remorse.
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Welch → accord → remorse
I'm a national Dem and we don't need people like her in this party because it is exactly what we don’t like about the hard right," the source said.
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source → need → right
The source also called Welch a "sicko" and estimated that the podcast had lost "tens of thousands" of dollars in sponsorships over the weekend.
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podcast → call → weekend
The source further alleged that Welch's team used ChatGPT to help formulate a response to the controversy and identify "ways out of this."
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team → allege → this
Welch denied the claims in a text message to Fox News Digital, saying she had not spoken with a top Democrat and that the podcast had not used ChatGPT.
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podcast → deny → ChatGPT
"Those are both wholly untrue," she said.
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"We laughed at an insensitive joke.
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We regret it, and we apologized," Welch said.
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Welch → regret → it
She added that the podcast had removed the segment and donated to Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun-control advocacy organization.
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podcast → add → Safety
"Turning Point, the group leading the cancellation against us, mocks violence and never apologizes," Welch added.
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Welch → lead → violence
"We still have plenty of advertisers and we aren’t going anywhere."
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we → have → advertisers
While discussing their apology, Welch called TPUSA a "hateful organization," and Sullivan said she was "not going to be lectured by these people."
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she → discuss → people
"These people support Representatives to Congress that protect pedophiles and sex traffickers.
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that → support → pedophiles
They're completely fine with American citizens being gunned down on the streets of Minnesota.
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citizens → gun → Minnesota
They're fine with putting people in cages and treating them like animals," she continued.
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she → put → animals
"And for those of you at Turning Point who are worried that I don't talk enough, but yet, you don't believe in universal human rights, I want you to hear me: F— off.
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you → worry → me
The controversy began during an episode last week in which Welch and Sullivan read social media posts celebrating Democratic victories in the midterm elections.
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Welch → begin → elections
Both laughed after Welch read one post saying, "We’re digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again."
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We → laugh → it
The hosts also suggested, without presenting evidence, that Kirk's accused killer supported President Donald Trump.
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killer → suggest → Trump
Voter records, however, showed that he was unaffiliated and had not voted in the previous two general elections.
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he → show → elections
After the episode sparked backlash, Welch and Sullivan posted an apology Saturday saying they had laughed at an "insensitive joke" and "should not have laughed."
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they → spark → joke
They said there was "nothing funny about gun violence."
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They → say → violence
The hosts' remarks also drew criticism from Democrats, including strategist Kaivan Shroff.
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remarks → draw → Shroff
"They are not helping Democrats," Shroff told Fox News Digital.
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Shroff → help → Digital
"They are hijacking the attention Democrats actually earned at the ballot box."
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Democrats → hijack → box
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