Keith Olbermann sparked outrage by saying there was “always a chance” former President Donald Trump would tweet worse than assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
The former MSNBC host has responded with an However, he complained that “no one can match Mr. Trump.”
“President Trump says he has been treated worse than the assassinated Abraham Lincoln,” the Biden campaign account said harshly.
“There is always hope,” Olbermann replied.
The left-wing political commentator and former sportscaster’s menacing quip sparked an uproar from many users.
“There’s nothing to see here…just Keith Olbermann publicly praying for Trump’s death,” wrote Ribs on TikTok.
Many argued that Olbermann, along with tag owner Elon Musk, should be banned from X for potentially violating the platform’s terms of service.
One critic with 83,000 followers raged: “This account should be permanently suspended.”
Podcaster Dr. Joseph Ford Cotto wrote, “Do you think Keith Olbermann cares that he’s basically become a social media clown?”
“At this rate, we’re going to get a visit from the authorities,” posted user Viva Frye, who has 590,000 followers.
Olbermann appears to have deleted messages from his X account, which has more than 984,000 followers. In response to the backlash, he said his “hope” was that Trump would be treated badly.
“I hope Mr. Trump is right, he has been treated worse than Lincoln. As I have been saying for nine years, he will be convicted and die in prison. ” he wrote.
