Ex-ESPN star Keith Olbermann blasts Pat McAfee over Canada remarks, calls on network to fire him

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Former ESPN broadcaster Keith Olbermann slammed Pat McAfee and called connected the institution to occurrence him connected Monday pursuing the WWE commentator’s remarks astir Canada.

McAfee called Canada a "terrible country" aft wrestling fans successful Canada booed "The Star-Spangled Banner" show up of the Elimination Chamber premium unrecorded lawsuit implicit the weekend. He sounded disconnected astir the backlash helium received during his occurrence of "The Pat McAfee Show."

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Keith Olbermann weighed successful connected Pat McAfee's comments. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC NewsWire)

"A batch of america tried to pass the caller espn absorption that the time would travel erstwhile this idiot would gully them into a imperishable governmental contention and they could either beryllium subsumed by it, oregon occurrence him," Olbermann said successful effect to McAfee’s Monday remarks. "That time is today. Fire him."

McAfee dug successful during his show.

"Now, Canada, listen, there’s been immoderate things said to maine from Canadians that I conjecture I respect due to the fact that of the passionateness that you person for your state — which I anticipation you recognize that I was showing the aforesaid for mine," McAfee explained connected the show. "You booed my country."

Pat McAfee makes an quality during the WWE Fastlane pro wrestling lawsuit connected Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 astatine the Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis. (IMAGN)

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"I understand, now, from the Canadians that they person a batch much passionateness for their state than I could person imagined. A batch of unspeakable things person been said astir me, and I recognize it," McAfee continued.

"I didn’t accidental Canadians were terrible. I said your state was. You booed us. I said you were terrible. Let’s shingle hands and determination along. I inactive emotion Canadians… I anticipation it gets settled."

Boos from Canadian fans during the U.S. nationalist anthem began amid President Donald Trump’s tariffs connected Canadian goods. The president paused them successful February but had it commencement this week.