Woke podcaster Jennifer Welch who laughed about digging up Charlie Kirk to 'do it again' loses an estimated $8m after joke sent sponsors fleeing

A progressive podcaster has seemingly lost millions in major sponsorships after laughing at a joke about 'digging up' the late Charlie Kirk to assassinate him again last week.Jennifer Welch, 53, and cohost Angie Sullivan read the crass post on Thursday's I've Had It before cackling. The two had been taking a victory lap after the Democrats' success during last week's midterms.'We’re digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again,' Welch said, citing the post. The exchange led to a wave of bipartisan condemnation. It was ultimately deleted from the episode and the pair issued a joint apology. But the damage was already done. Companies like Chewy, Cash App, and Casper quickly cut ties with the podcast, as did eyewear brand Zenni, suitcase maker NOBL Travel, and bedding company Boll & Branch. All put out statements on social media.As the posts piled up, conservative activist Sarah Fields compiled a list of at least 19 companies who have distanced themselves from Welch and Sullivan over the 39-second clip.Jennifer Sey, the former brand president of Levi's, postulated in her own post that the lost partnerships would be worth roughly $7.6million. Sey said she came to the number by assuming each company paid at least $100,000 per quarter. This was 'often a minimum for shows like this' and 'a low-ish estimate,' she wrote.Welch pushed back on the calculations when reached Monday by the Daily Mail, while reiterating her 'regret' over the remarks. Jennifer Welch, 53, and I've Had It cohost Angie Sullivan are losing sponsors at an alarming rate after laughing at a post that joked about 'digging up' Charlie Kirk last Thursday More than a dozen companies, including Chewy and Cash App, distanced themselves from the podcast last week, citing the hosts' demeanor and rhetoric'We laughed at an insensitive joke. We regret it, and we apologized,' Welch said in an emailed statement. She added that her team ultimately 'removed the segment from the episode because we oppose gun violence in all of its forms.''Turning Point, the group leading the cancellation against us, mocks violence and never apologizes,' Welch added, naming the group Kirk founded in 2012 when he was 18. He was 31 when he was killed.'The estimated numbers that Jennifer Sey is putting together are way off,' Welch said. 'We still have plenty of advertisers and we aren't going anywhere.'I've Had It boasts 1.8million subscribers on YouTube and 1.3million followers on Instagram.Welch concluded by maintaining she and Sullivan will continue to 'relentlessly fight for equality and justice for every American' and 'enthusiastically welcome the nearly 30,000 new followers that have come to our channel in the last few days.'She also said the podcast made a donation to gun control nonprofit Everytown for Gun Safety 'to put our money where our mouth is.' The statement echoed her and Sullivan's apology, which was posted to Instagram on Wednesday.'We’ll keep using our platforms to fight for the safety of all Americans,' the statement read, in part. Jennifer Sey, the former brand president of Levi's, postulated that the lost partnerships would equate to roughly $7.6million in revenue In a statement to the Daily Mail, Welch reiterated that she and Sullivan's team had deleted the clip from the official episode and deplored gun violence Kirk, seen here with wife Erika, died in September of last year after being assassinated in UtahKirk died in September of last year after being assassinated at a speaking event in Utah. Welch asserted, without evidence, on Thursday that the 23-year-old currently in custody for the killing, Tyler Robinson, was a conservative.'He was shot by a MAGA person,' Welch said of Kirk, adding of Utah native Robinson: 'White person, White MAGA family.'Robinson is not known to have espoused MAGA views. He was charged with seven alleged offenses, including aggravated murder, in September last year and pleaded not guilty to all of them. A date for the trial has not yet been determined.Welch sparked outrage last year after accusing Vice President JD Vance of engaging in an amorous exchange with Kirk's widow, Erika, when he hugged her on stage at her husband's memorial.'Playing slap and tickle with Erika Kirk. It's the weirdest s**t I've ever seen,' she told Sullivan and former MSNBC star Joy Reid at the time. A rep from Kirk's Turning Point USA, Andrew Kolvet, called the three 'deranged' and 'likely post-menopausal' in response.'This is an insight into the spiritual core of the radical left: sneering, deriding, and jeering at the suffering of a widow because her slain husband was conservative,' Kolvet said.