Keith Olbermann sparks outrage by attacking Lou Holtz on social media

“Yes, you legendary scumbag,” Olbermann wrote in response to a clip of Holtz criticizing the former president. Joe Biden In 2020 to support abortion rights.

Olbermann received harsh criticism in response to his X post.

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“You’re an asshole who needs mental help,” one X user wrote to Olbermann.

One user echoed that sentiment, writing to Olbermann, “You’re the real scumbag here. Lou Holtz had more class, integrity, and real decency on his pinky finger than you’ll ever show in your life.”

“You’re an angry, lonely, atheist man. All the things Lou Holtz isn’t,” another user wrote.

Keith Olbermann speaks onstage during Olbermann’s panel at ESPN’s portion of the 2013 Television Critics Association Summer Tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 24, 2013, in Beverly Hills, California. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Olbermann has made it a pattern of sharing politically charged, often combative and ridiculed far-left statements on social media, typically resulting in massive backlash.

After the USA Men’s Hockey Team won the gold medal, Olbermann harshly criticized the team for accepting an invitation from President Trump to attend the State of the Union address. All members of the men’s team who attended the event “declared their stupidity and indelible misogyny,” Olbermann wrote on X, while praising the women’s team for declining the invitation.

In January, Olbermann attacked a former University of Kentucky women’s swimmer Caitlin Wheeler To mark the women’s rights march outside the U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments for two cases that focused on the legitimacy of biological male transgender athletes in women’s sports.

Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz listens before receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House in Washington, D.C., December 3, 2020. (Doug Mills/New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“It’s still about trying to find an excuse for your wasted life trying to succeed in sports without talent,” Olbermann wrote in response to Wheeler’s post.

In 2025, Olbermann faced significant backlash after posting (and later deleting) a message on

Holtz was a staunch supporter of the president Donald TrumpHe even said in February 2024 that Trump needed to “coach America back to greatness!”

Toward the end of Trump’s first term, shortly after former President Joe Biden After Trump defeated him in the 2020 election, Trump awarded Holtz the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States.

After Holtz’s death was announced on Wednesday, several top GOP figures paid tribute to the coach on social media.

These GOP lawmakers included Sens. Tommy Tuberville, Republican of Alabama; Todd Young, Republican from Indiana; Tom Cotton, R-Ark.; and Lindsey Graham,RSC; Representatives Greg Murphy, RN.C.; David Roser, RNC; Erin Houchin, Republican from Indiana; Steve Womack, R-Ark.; Florida Governor Ron DeSantis; Indiana Governor Mike Brown; US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon; Rudy Giuliani.

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Lou Holtz, former Notre Dame football coach, addresses the America First Policy Institute’s America First Agenda Summit at the Marriott Marquis on July 26, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)

At the time of publication, Prominent Democratic leaders They have appeared silent about Holtz’s death, including prominent Democrats with a football background.

Governor of Minnesota Tim Waltzwho served as a high school assistant football coach; Sin. Cory BookerDNJ, who was a recruiting target for Holtz in 1986 as an undergrad; Rep. Colin Allred, Democrat of Texas, who played in the NFL; Rep. Cam Buckner, D-Ill., who played football at the University of Illinois, did not post an acknowledgment of Holtz’s death.

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