“People are so divided”: Joe Rogan and Charlie Sheen shocked as MSNBC suggests surprising explanation for Charlie Kirk shooting

On September 11, 2025, after MSNBC's view of the shooting of Charlie Kirk, Joe Rogan and Charlie Sheen were shocked. The day before, while giving a lecture at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah lecture, the 31-year-old conservative campaigner was shot.

MSNBC speculated during live coverage that Kirk could have been hit by a stray celebratory gunshot.

Rogan and Sheen, who were recording The Joe Rogan Experience when the story broke, immediately pushed back against that explanation.

Joe Rogan and Charlie Sheen react to MSNBC take

Joe Rogan’s producer interrupted their podcast with the breaking news. Both Rogan and Charlie Sheen looked shocked. Rogan said, “What a crazy take,” blasting MSNBC for jumping to conclusions before facts were confirmed.

He maintained the framing was careless and rejected the possibility that Kirk's death could have been caused by haphazard celebratory gunfire. Charlie Sheen agreed and said it was unethical to view the event as anything more than a premeditated act of violence. Rogan went further, labeling it "gross."He chastised those who benefit from division and emphasized that everyone should be free to discuss without fear of violence.

“People are so divided in this country, and some love it. They profit off that division and stoke the fire for their own gain,” Rogan said.

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Charlie Kirk’s death at Utah Valley University

Around 12:23 p.m., shots were fired from the top of the Losee Center while Charlie Kirk was addressing students at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. He was speaking to the throng when a single bullet hit his neck. He was quickly sent to a hospital, but died later. Police have not yet identified the shooter or confirmed a motive.

The investigation is ongoing.MSNBC contributor Matthew Dowd, who made the “celebratory gunfire” comment, faced backlash. Hours later, MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler announced Dowd had been fired, calling his remarks “inappropriate, insensitive, and unacceptable.”