Chicago radio host rips Cubs player for Turning Point event attendance, likens it to 'Nazi-adjacent pep rally'

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

Shaw attended Charlie Kirk’s funeral, which stirred controversy because he left his team during a postseason push to attend. He also was scratched from the Cubs’ lineup on Sept. 10, the day Kirk was assassinated.

Upon hearing Shaw would attend next week’s event, longtime Chicago radio host Dan Bernstein implored Shaw to "own it" and "embrace it." 

However, Bernstein added he did not want Shaw to "give [him] any of that bulls---" about faith or being Kirk’s friend before taking shots at Turning Point and other conservative figures slated to be at the event.

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Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw in the dugout before a game against the Los Angeles Angels Aug. 22, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"Matt Shaw is telling you something," Bernstein said on his podcast. "I don’t want to hear any mealy-mouthed explanations when he’s asked about it. I don’t want him to say, ‘Oh, well, I’m just his friend, or this is just because of my faith.’ Don’t give me any of that bulls---. Own it. Own it. That’s all I ask. Embrace it. Be proud of it, Matt Shaw. That’s all I ask is don’t try to say this isn’t what this is.

"If you want to go to a gathering that tells me clearly that you are proud to be among hatemongers, homophobes, fascists, racists, flag-waving proud racists. If these are your people and this is your thing, and you want to be at this proudly Nazi-adjacent pep rally, go ahead. Go ahead. Have a day, man.