Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan were gasping for air following reaction to their disturbingly crude joke made about desecrating Charlie Kirk’s body on their podcast “I’ve Had It.” With advertisers dropping their sponsorships and taking their money with them, the pair were adamant that Turning Point USA was the root of the controversy as they begged their fans to keep them afloat.
Co-host Welch began Monday’s podcast episode with a cheeky reminder that they were a “completely independently funded media, so please subscribe just by subscribing, that's free,” before outright begging for cash: “If you have some extra money, please join and become a member to both I've Had It and IHip News on YouTube.”
Quick with an empty apology for their misstep that continued to teeter on being fatal, Welch was adamant to give the illusion of being the bigger person on the matter (Click “expand”):
Last Thursday on our flagship podcast, I've Had It, Pumps and I laughed at a, a joke. The next morning I came in and told my team, “take the joke out of the episode, we went too far.” We were on a sugar high from the win. I wanna be better than everybody else. Um, I don't like gun violence, I don't like making light of violence. And so we did that. The next day we put out an apology, and because I condemn all forms of violence, particularly gun violence.
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