Ex-ESPN star Keith Olbermann called out over Charlie Kirk post as he slams “mentally ill” Trump over Rob Reiner criticism

Commentator Keith Olbermann is being slammed by netizens on social media after he criticized President Donald Trump for his post on director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner’s murders.

Olbermann took to X to condemn Trump’s tirade against Reiner, in which he suggested that there was a connection between the director’s death and his vocal criticism of the President. Trump also wrote that Reiner suffered from “Trump derangement syndrome,” and a “raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump.”

Olbermann posted about Trump’s tirade against Reiner, and wrote on X,

“For more than a decade (since at least the day Derek Jeter ripped up his ankle after selling a condo in a Trump building) Trump has firmly believed he has magical powers to cause harm to those who don't worship him. We may survive this messiah complex. But maybe not…Our evil, mentally ill president, celebrates the murder of Rob Reiner. He - and all who enable him - will eventually go to hell. I pity them all.”

Our evil, mentally ill president, celebrates the murder of Rob Reiner

He - and all who enable him - will eventually go to hell. I pity them all. pic.twitter.com/PSVUI8bDhU

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) December 15, 2025

The former ESPN star also urged his followers to report Trump’s post for being “violent.” He added,

“Don't forget to report the Trump tweet for violent/glorification of violence speech.”

Olbermann echoed his criticism of during an episode of his podcast, Countdown with Keith Olbermann. In the podcast, he called Trump’s post “grotesque,” “mentally ill” and “tragic.” He also slammed Trump during the podcast and added,

“We do have a prominent public figure suffering from a massive, unyielding and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known to have driven people crazy by his raging obsession and obvious paranoia.”

In the wake of Keith Olbermann’s criticism of Donald Trump, netizens are pointing to the commentator’s own reaction to Charlie Kirk’s death

With Keith Olbermann’s reaction to Donald Trump's post about Rob Reiner and his wife’s deaths going viral on social media, netizens are bringing up the former ESPN star’s response after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley University in September.

In particular, netizens are slamming Olbermann for maintaining double standards as at the time, his response was characterized as being insensitive. A few days after Kirk passed away, late night host Jimmy Kimmel’s show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! was suspended after Kimmel gave a monologue on the late conservative activist. As per Fox News, Olbermann responded to Sinclair Broadcast Group, which made the announcement of Kimmel’s show’s suspension, and wrote on X,

“Burn in hell, Sinclair. Alongside Charlie Kirk.”

At the time, Olbermann’s words were deemed insensitive to the family, friends, and supporters of Charlie Kirk, who were mourning the Turning Point USA founder. According to Fox News, many netizens called Olbermann “angry,” and said that his reaction was “vile.”

Now, posts on social media have cropped up comparing Olbermann’s present response to Trump with his older post written after Kirk’s death. A netizen wrote alongside one image which compared the two posts,

“Keith Olbermann should be institutionalized.”

Another netizen compared Olbermann’s two responses and added,

“The hypocrisy of the left is on full display in Keith Olbermann's post about Rob Reiner's death vs Charlie Kirk's death.”

The hypocrisy of the left is on full display in Keith Olbermann's post about Rob Reiner's death vs Charlie Kirk's death. pic.twitter.com/dlEI9cnFRA

— Cash Loren (@Cashloren) December 15, 2025

Many people have taken to social media to claim that Olbermann looks for opportunities to criticize Trump, and have also claimed that his legacy will be limited to his insensitive response to Charlie Kirk’s death.