Jennifer Welch Asks Listeners to Fund Podcast After Advertisers Leave
Jennifer Welch asked listeners to financially support I’ve Had It through YouTube memberships and Substack subscriptions on November 9, after advertisers left the podcast over her chuckling in response to an online post suggesting Charlie Kirk’s body be exhumed. She also promoted her book, Not Today, Fascists, during the episode, titled “Not Today, TPUSA.”
Welch said the show had gained nearly 30,000 followers in recent days and attributed the increase to Turning Point USA putting a target on the hosts. She defended the podcast’s confrontational style, saying it was not for everyone but appealed to regular listeners and supporters.
Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet disputed Welch’s account, saying the organization was not responsible for advertisers leaving. He counted 21 companies that had ended deals or said they had never worked with the show. Some companies withdrew on Friday; one advertiser said its arrangement had expired in September. Welch and co-host Angie Sullivan apologized on Instagram on Saturday and said they would contribute money to Everytown for Gun Safety. On Monday, November 9, Welch played a compilation of Kirk’s remarks on race and called him a racist.
Advertiser Backlash Becomes a Test for Welch’s Combative Podcast
Jennifer Welch’s appeal for listener support came as her podcast faced a wave of advertiser departures over her amusement at an online post proposing that Charlie Kirk’s body be exhumed. On November 9, she urged listeners to join paid YouTube and Substack offerings and promoted her book, Not Today, Fascists.
Welch said the show had gained nearly 30,000 followers in recent days, and argued that Turning Point USA’s efforts had put a target on the hosts while drawing more attention to the program. She defended its outspoken approach to fighting what she calls fascism and criticizing MAGA and Turning Point, while acknowledging that the style is not for everyone.
Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet denied that the organization caused the advertiser losses and blamed the hosts. He counted 21 companies that ended deals or said they had never been associated with the show; one company said its arrangement had already expired in September. Welch and co-host Angie Sullivan apologized Saturday and said they would contribute money to Everytown for Gun Safety. On Monday, November 9, Welch played a compilation of Kirk’s remarks on race and called him a racist.
Advertisers Leave as Welch Seeks Listener Money for Podcast
Jennifer Welch is asking listeners to help fund her podcast after advertisers walked away over her response to an online post proposing that Charlie Kirk’s body be exhumed. On November 9, she pitched paid YouTube memberships and Substack subscriptions, and promoted her book during an episode aimed at Turning Point USA.
Welch said the show had gained nearly 30,000 followers since Turning Point put a target on the hosts, and defended its style of attacking MAGA and the organization. But Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet rejected her effort to pin the losses on his organization, saying the hosts themselves were responsible.
Kolvet counted 21 companies that had ended deals or clarified they had never worked with the show. Several companies withdrew on Friday, while one said its deal expired in September. The dispute puts the consequences of joking about violence against a murdered political activist at the center of the show’s advertiser crisis. Welch and co-host Angie Sullivan apologized Saturday and said they would contribute money to Everytown for Gun Safety. On Monday, November 9, Welch returned to Kirk, playing a compilation of his comments on race and calling him a racist.
Reported by Twitchy, Breitbart.
