Conservative CNN analyst Scott Jennings flagged disturbing messages from Keith Olbermann to the FBI — together with one wherein the liberal political commentator wrote, “You’re subsequent, motherf–ker.”
Jennings on Monday flagged the since-deleted posts from the previous MSNBC and ESPN host to the bureau, claiming they amounted to a menace on his life.
“You’re subsequent motherf–ker,” learn considered one of Olbermann’s hateful missives, based on a screenshot shared by Townhall columnist Dustin Grage.
“However preserve mugging to the digicam,” Olbermann snarled in one other deleted put up, based on the grabs Jennings retweeted from Grage and tagged FBI Director Kash Patel in his response.
Olbermann gave the impression to be reacting to a put up from Jennings about Disney bringing Jimmy Kimmel’s ABC present again on Tuesday amid uproar over its brief hiatus within the wake of Kimmel’s controversial remarks about Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the motives behind it.
“So mainly his employer suspended him for being an insensitive pr–okay, and we don’t dwell in an authoritarian regime? Obtained it,” Jennings wrote within the put up that prompted Olbermann’s livid response.
“Now we get the fascists off actual TV. That’d imply your profession is subsequent, Jennings. Ship a tape to Actual America’s Voice,” Olbermann added in the identical menace.
“However preserve mugging to digicam, newbie.”
Olbermann’s representatives didn’t reply instantly to requests for remark.
“Per coverage, the FBI doesn’t touch upon or affirm or deny the existence of an investigation,” the company advised The Put up Tuesday.
Olbermann has confronted big backlash in current days for his controversial posts about Kirk and Kimmel, significantly following the information that a number of TV associates, together with these owned by Sinclair, would preempt Kimmel’s present.
“Burn in hell, Sinclair. Alongside Charlie Kirk,” Olbermann wrote in one other X put up.
He maintained that nothing Kimmel stated in his feedback about Kirk was unfaithful.
In one other put up, he branded Marco Rubio a “political prostitute” as he reshared a clip of the Secretary of State talking forward of President Trump’s Tuesday speech on the UN.
He additionally advised conservative influencer Libs of TikTok to “cry extra, witch,” in response to her put up accusing Disney and ABC of getting “caved” by permitting Kimmel’s present to return.
Kimmel is ready to return to ABC on Tuesday evening, though “Jimmy Kimmel Stay!” will proceed to be preempted this week by Sinclair Broadcast Group and Nexstar Media Group, the businesses stated in an announcement.
“We decided final week to preempt ‘Jimmy Kimmel Stay!’ following what ABC known as Mr. Kimmel’s ‘ill-timed and insensitive’ feedback at a vital time in our nationwide discourse. We stand by that call pending assurance that each one events are dedicated to fostering an surroundings of respectful, constructive dialogue within the markets we serve,” Nexstar stated Tuesday.
“Within the meantime, we notice that ‘Jimmy Kimmel Stay!’ can be obtainable nationwide on a number of Disney-owned streaming merchandise, whereas our stations will concentrate on persevering with to provide native information and different programming related to their respective markets.”
The transfer got here the day after Sinclair made the identical resolution.
“Starting Tuesday evening, Sinclair can be preempting ‘Jimmy Kimmel Stay!‘ throughout our ABC affiliate stations and changing it with information programming,” Sinclair posted on X on Monday.
“Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we consider the present’s potential return.”
