Cubs’ Matt Shaw ripped for being guest speaker at Turning Point event

Chicago Cubs outfielder Matt Shaw will be among numerous speakers at Turning Point USA's “America Fest” next weekend in Phoenix.

Shaw attended Charlie Kirk's funeralwhich caused controversy as he left his team during a postseason game to take part. He was also cut from the Cubs' roster on September 10, the day of Kirk's murder.

After hearing that Shaw would be attending the event the following week, longtime Chicago radio host Dan Bernstein implored Shaw to “own it” and “embrace it.” However, Bernstein added that he did not want Shaw to “give away [him] any of this bullshit is about faith or being Kirk's friend before taking shots at Turning Point and other conservative figures who are scheduled to attend the event.

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“Matt Shaw Is Telling You Something” by Bernstein. said on his podcast. “I don’t want to hear any sweet explanations when he’s asked about it. I don't want him to say, “Well, well, I'm just his friend, or it's just because of my faith.” Don't give me any of this nonsense. Own it. Own it. That's all I ask. Accept it. Be proud of it, Matt Shaw. That's all I ask: don't try to say it's not what it is…

“If you want to go to a meeting that will clearly tell me that you are proud to be among the hatemongers, homophobes, fascists, racists, proud flag-waving racists. If these are your people, and this is your business, and you want to be at this proudly Nazi-adjacent pep rally, go ahead. Let's. Have a nice day, man. Have a nice week. Whatever throws your hair back,” Bernstein added.

Matt Shaw of the Chicago Cubs in action against the Tampa Bay Rays at Wrigley Field on September 12, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Michael Reeves/Getty Images)

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“And if you are given permission to associate the Cubs brand, everything associated with the Chicago Cubs, with this cast of terrible, terrible people who proudly stand on the wrong side of history. Continue. Just don't pretend it's not true.

Shaw and Kirk, a Cubs fan, once lived in the same apartment complex, and he defended his decision to attend the funeral.

“My connection with Charlie was through our [Christian] faith,” Shaw said at the time, according to Chicago Sun-Times. “And that’s what drives me every day, the reason I can do what I do every day, and that’s what I’m extremely grateful for. I know that without my faith and without the many blessings given to me in life, I wouldn't be here, I wouldn't be able to talk to you guys, I wouldn't be able to help this team ultimately go and win a championship. it had to happen.”

Charlie Kirk throws hats into the crowd after arriving at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

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Other speakers include Vice President J.D. Vance, Fox News Channel's Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld, Erica Kirk, Steve Bannon, Donald Trump Jr., Riley Gaines and many others.

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