Sports commentator Keith Olbermann is demanding for ESPN to fire host Pat McAfee fired after the WWE analyst said that Canada is a “terrible country” over the weekend.
I mean, the man didn’t lie. Canada does suck. Especially after they had the cojones to boo the United States National Anthem before a game of the NHL-run 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.
That’s not the only time they booed our Star-Spangled Banner though. Over the weekend, the Canadian crowd also booed during the anthem before the WWE’s Elimination Chamberevent, which took place in Toronto.
🚨 JUST IN: Canadians boo the U.S.A. Star Spangled Banner at WWE in Toronto tonight. pic.twitter.com/cvSOUNO3JQ
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 2, 2025
“These are the most stacked Elimination Chambers that the WWE has ever had,” McAfee said. “Kinda sucks that it’s in the terrible country of Canada that booed our national anthem to start this entire thing! But it’s gonna be a historic night for the WWE on the road to WrestleMania.”
Pat McAfee was not happy with the Canadian crowd booing the US National Anthem. #WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/pxz76iToV6
— PWUnlimited (@PWUnlimited) March 2, 2025
“A lot of us tried to warn the new espn management that the day would come when this idiot would draw them into a permanent political controversy and they could either be subsumed by it, or fire him That day is today. Fire him,” Olbermann wrote on X. “That day is today. Fire him.”
Funny how Olbermann is only upset about calling Canada terrible, and not upset about Canada booing the national anthem. Eh?
A lot of us tried to warn the new espn management that the day would come when this idiot would draw them into a permanent political controversy and they could either be subsumed by it, or fire him
That day is today. Fire him. https://t.co/DK2pEE6FNE
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) March 3, 2025
Breitbart reports:
McAfee addressed his comments toward the Canadian WWE fans during Monday’s episode of the Pat McAfee Show.
“There’s been some things said to me by Canadians that I guess I respect because of the passion that you have for your country, which I hope you understand. I was showing the same for mine.
“You booed my country. Now, I heard from a lot of Canadians. During the national anthem, obviously the Rogers Centre, overwhelming boo. I mean, very loud boo. The first reaction whenever the national anthem starts up there was for some of these Canadians just to start booing. My entire life, my first reaction when somebody boos the national anthem is, f*ck you.”
That is very well said, if you ask me.