Ex-CNN Host Threatens Violence Against Scott Jennings In Deleted Post

Keith Olbermann, a liberal commentator, deleted a post he published on social media that appeared to be a threat aimed at conservative CNN political analyst Scott Jennings. The X post from Olbermann read, “You’re next motherf***er.”

Despite attempts to make the post disappear, Townhall columnist Dustin Grage took a screenshot of it, once again proving that once something is posted online, it truly remains there forever.

The former talking head for MSNBC and ESPN added, “But keep mugging to the camera,” which was also screenshot and retweeted by Jennings himself, who tagged FBI Director Kash Patel.

According to a report from the New York Post, Olbermann was responding to a post by Jennings where he reacted to the news that late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel was being reinstated by ABC after being yanked from the air over comments made concerning the assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk.

“Now we get the fascists off real tv. That’d mean your career is next, Jennings. Send a tape to Real America’s Voice,” Olbermann went on to say in that thread, which appears to be a possible clarification of what he meant by the initial post.

“But keep mugging to camera, amateur,” he added, according to the NY Post.

Olbermann also faced enormous backlash after his reaction to the decision made by ABC affiliate Sinclair Broadcasting Group to air a remembrance of Kirk instead of Kimmel’s program. This announcement was made just before news of the late-night host’s suspension.

“Burn in hell, Sinclair,” Olbermann said in a post on X. “Alongside Charlie Kirk.”

It was announced that Kimmel’s program would return to the air on Tuesday after he reached a deal with Bob Iger, CEO of Walt Disney, and Disney Entertainment co-chair Dana Walden.

The opening remarks of the program will address the controversy, though Kimmel won’t be making an apology. Not long after the announcement of Kimmel’s return, Sinclair, which owns dozens of ABC affiliates, demanded that the host apologize to the Kirk family and make a donation to Turning Point USA, the conservative group founded by Charlie Kirk.

Sinclair then said it would be “preempting” the return of the show, revealing in a statement that it would be airing news programming instead across its affiliate stations. They finished off the statement by saying, “Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return.”