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CNN senior political contributor Scott Jennings brought one of Keith Olbermann’s social media posts to the attention of the FBI on Monday after Olbermann warned him, “You’re next, motherf***er,” in a since-deleted thread.
“You’re next, motherf***er… But keep mugging to the camera,” wrote Olbermann, according to Townhall columnist Dustin Grage, who captured a screenshot of the since-deleted posts.
While the message appeared to be a threat to take Jennings off of television – with another post reading, “Now we get the fascists off real tv. That’d mean your career is next, Jennings” – Jennings and many other social media users interpreted the comments as a violent threat, mere weeks after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Reacting to a screenshot of the posts shared by Grage, Jennings tagged FBI Director Kash Patel.
As of reporting, Olbermann has not responded to the backlash.
Olbermann – a former host at MSNBC and ESPN – lashed out at Jennings after Disney announced it would resume production of Jimmy Kimmel Live! after suspending the show over comments made by host Jimmy Kimmel about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
“We won, you stupid pieces of shit… Last fold to fascism was last week,” wrote Olbermann in a post to Jennings. “Now we get the fascists off real tv. That’d mean your career is next, Jennings. Send a tape to Real America’s Voice… But keep mugging to camera, amateur.”
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