The hosts of "I've Had It" say the backlash is only making them bigger.

Jennifer Welch and Angie "Pumps" Sullivan apologized after they were caught laughing at a joke about Charlie Kirk. On a new episode released Tuesday they took on the controversy once again, telling listeners they are done with the outrage.

'Scared' critics

Welch argued that the attacks prove conservatives are afraid of the pair. She said their critics are throwing everything they have at the show to bring it down.

She insisted the effort will fail. If anything, she said, the anger has raised the show's profile while bringing in thousands of new subscribers.

The two also explained why they apologized in the first place. They said they did not want to stoop to their opponents' level. Kirk was assassinated, they noted. Mocking his death is beneath them.

How it started

The uproar began after the duo laughed at a social media post joking about digging up Kirk's body to shoot it again.

Sponsors quickly pulled out. Welch has said the show still has plenty of other advertisers. She also vowed the podcast would not go away quietly.

As part of their apology, Welch and Sullivan pledged a donation to the gun safety group Everytown for Gun Safety.