Keith Olbermann, the former MSNBC anchor long known for his unhinged rhetoric, has now crossed into deeply dangerous territory. In a shocking post, since deleted, Olbermann appeared to threaten the life of CNN contributor and Townhall.com host Scott Jennings—just days after the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Olbermann’s original post was direct, profane, and unmistakably violent: “You’re next, mother …… But keep mugging the camera.” It didn’t take long before screenshots began circulating. “WOW: Keith Olbermann just threatened @ScottJenningsKY,” Townhall’s Dustin Grage wrote, sharing the evidence before Olbermann could erase it.
Jennings, refusing to take chances in a climate where violence has already claimed a conservative leader, forwarded the threat directly to the FBI. He posted the screenshot himself, tagging “Cc: @FBIDirectorKash.” The seriousness of the situation speaks for itself: threats against conservatives are escalating, and the very people who preach “tolerance” are the ones openly celebrating or justifying political violence.
This is happening less than two weeks after the conservative movement lost Charlie Kirk, a husband, father, and champion for young Americans who was gunned down while speaking at Utah Valley University. Instead of grief, the reaction from many on the left has been vile. Professors, K-12 teachers, even health professionals took to social media to sneer, mock, and in some cases celebrate his murder. It was not just political—it was deeply personal and deeply disturbing.
And yet when ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel indefinitely for his grotesque comments—mocking Trump’s mourning of Kirk and falsely blaming Kirk’s death on “the MAGA gang”—the same voices who excused Kirk’s assassination cried foul. To them, holding Kimmel accountable was somehow the equivalent of conservatives losing Charlie Kirk himself. That kind of moral inversion tells you everything about the state of our culture.
The truth is clear. Law enforcement has already revealed that the suspected shooter, Tyler Robinson, was not influenced by conservatives but rather steeped in leftist ideology and even in a relationship with a trans-identifying male. Facts, however, don’t matter to the left’s media class. Kimmel, Sinclair, and Nexstar executives who pulled his show all became lightning rods, facing online abuse and baseless accusations.
Olbermann himself joined that pile-on, railing against Disney, ABC, and Bob Iger with a post declaring: “DISNEY, BOB IGER, ABC PROSTITUTE THEMSELVES FOR TRUMP: Kimmel off air for truth-telling about Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, MAGA exploitation of his death. KIRK DIED because he lived in the violent madness of Trump’s America.” In another post, he spewed: “Burn in hell, Sinclair. Alongside Charlie Kirk.”
These aren’t slips of the tongue. They are the natural extension of a political movement that views its opponents not as fellow Americans but as enemies to be destroyed. This is the same climate that Kirk himself warned about, a culture where violence becomes normalized and faith, tradition, and free expression are mocked.
Conservatives know that this cannot be shrugged off as “just words.” We have seen where unrestrained rhetoric can lead. What America needs now is not more celebrity outrage, not more media indulgence, but a return to common sense, personal accountability, and faith in something greater than politics.
As Olbermann’s threats remind us, the danger is real. If ever there was a time to pray for our country and double down on defending the values that hold it together, it is now.
You have to wonder if they really feel that way or they do it for publicity? Did he just say the same rhetoric that gets people killed? Look at how many people follow these jerks and it only takes one to lose their mind and go kill someone.