Keith Olbermann Calls for SCOTUS to Be ‘Dissolved’ in Tantrum Over Trump’s Victory in Ballot Case: ‘Those Aren’t Tears, Fascist. They’re Urine.’
Former ESPN and MSNBC personality Keith Olbermann did not take the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to put Donald Trump back on the ballot in stride on Monday.
In a per curiam decision, the Court ruled that the Colorado Supreme Court erred in disqualifying Trump from the state’s presidential contest because states aren’t empowered to enforce the insurrectionist clause in Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
On X (formerly Twitter), Olbermann reacted with fury, laying into all of the justices, including Democratic appointees Ketanji Brown Jackson, Elena Kagan, and Sonia Sotomayor.
“The Supreme Court has betrayed democracy. Its members including Jackson, Kagan and Sotomayor have proved themselves inept at reading comprehension. And collectively the “court” has shown itself to be corrupt and illegitimate,” he wrote. “It must be dissolved.”
The Supreme Court has betrayed democracy. Its members including Jackson, Kagan and Sotomayor have proved themselves inept at reading comprehension. And collectively the “court” has shown itself to be corrupt and illegitimate.
It must be dissolved.
— Keith Olbermann⌚️ (@KeithOlbermann) March 4, 2024
“The Supreme Court is full of shit,” Olbermann insisted in another post.
But that was merely a prelude to his masterpiece, which came in his response to a reply from a right-wing influencer who urged him to “Cry more” and then pointed out that the decision to reinstate Trump was unanimous.
“Those aren’t tears, Fascist,” retorted Olbermann. “They’re urine. I’m sure you enjoy being bathed in it.”
Those aren’t tears, Fascist. They’re urine. I’m sure you enjoy being bathed in it.
— Keith Olbermann⌚️ (@KeithOlbermann) March 4, 2024
There was some debate in the replies over what exactly Olbermann was implying.
— Aelfred The Great (@aelfred_D) March 4, 2024
Keith, this comeback doesn’t make any sense, it implies you’re pissing on yourself.
— Good Tweetman (@Goodtweet_man) March 4, 2024
But Olbermann ignored the noise and just pressed on, decrying the influence of “that motherfucker Scalia,” a reference to the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
