Former ESPN -TV company Keith Olbermann threw Pat McAfee and called on the company to shoot him on Monday after the WWE commentator’s comments on Canada.
McAfee called Canada a “horrible country” after having wrestling fans in Canada Booed “The Star-Spangled Banner” Performance ahead of Elimination Chamber Premium Live Event this weekend. He sounded about the setback he received during his episode of “The Pat McAfee Show.”
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Keith Olbermann weighed in on Pat McAfee’s comments. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC Newswire)
“Many of us tried to warn the new ESPN management that the day would come when this idiot would pull them into a permanent political controversy, and they could either be subject to it or shoot him,” Olbermann said in response to McAfee’s Monday comments. “That day is today. Four him.”
McAfee dug in during his show.
“Now, Canada, Listen, There have been some things that have been told me from Canadians that I assume I respect because of the passion you have for your country – which I hope you understand that I showed the same to mine,” McAfee explained on the show. “You lived my country.”
Pat McAfee performs under WWE Fastlane Pro Wrestling -Event on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (IMagn)
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“I now understand from Canadians that they have a lot more passion for their country than I could have imagined. A lot of horrible things have been said about me and I understand it,” McAfee continued.
“I didn’t say that Canadians were terrible. I said your country was. You lived us. I said you were terrible. Let’s shake hands and move. I still love Canadians … I hope it gets settled.”
Boos of Canadian fans during US national anthem began in the midst of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods. The president paused them in February, but got it to start this week.
Pat McAfee enters the arena under the WWE Royal Rumble on Alamodome. (Joe Camporeale-usa Today Sports)
Boos continued under 4 Nations Face-off, which led to a match between American and Canadian NHL players in Montreal.
