Ex-MSNBC host Keith Olbermann calls for SCOTUS to be ‘dissolved’ for overturning Trump Colorado ballot ban

Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann called for the Supreme Court to be "dissolved" following Monday’s unanimous ruling against Colorado's removal of former President Trump from the 2024 ballot.

"The Supreme Court has betrayed democracy. Its members including Jackson, Kagan and Sotomayor have proved themselves inept at reading comprehension. And collectively the ‘court’ has shown itself to be corrupt and illegitimate. It must be dissolved," Olbermann posted on X. 

A follower responded, "Dissolve the separation of powers to save democracy?" And Olberman shot back, "If the political whores on the court are overruling quite explicit language in the constitution to benefit one politician, your ‘separation of powers’ died long ago."

The far-left media personality also responded to a conservative who told him to "cry more" by declaring, "Those aren't tears, Fascist. They're urine. I'm sure you enjoy being bathed in it."

Olbermann also said the Supreme Court is "betraying America yet again," on a video posted to social media. All nine justices ruled in favor of Trump in the case, which will impact the status of efforts in several other states to remove GOP frontrunner from their respective ballots. 

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The court considered for the first time the meaning and reach of Article 3 of the 14th Amendment, which bars former officeholders who "engaged in insurrection" from holding public office again. Challenges have been filed to remove Trump from the 2024 ballot in over 30 states. 

"We conclude that States may disqualify persons holding or attempting to hold state office. But States have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the Presidency," the Court wrote.

Olbermann, the firebrand known for his stormy exits from MSNBC and ESPN, has been among the most outspoken critics of former President Trump, even moving out of his luxury New York City apartment building because it was owned by him. 

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In 2017, Olbermann was widely criticized when his anti-Trump book featured a cover image of himself draped in the American flag, which is visibly touching the ground – a violation of U.S. flag code.

He famously walked away from ESPN ahead of the 2020 election so he could speak out against Trump on YouTube and social media. 

Fox News Digital’s Charles Creitz, Briannna Herlihy and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report. 

College athletes becoming employees is 'worst thing' for them, Clemson's Dabo Swinney says

College athletes and the possibility of their status going from amateurs to employees of their schools did not appear to sit well with Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney.

Last month, a federal judge barred the NCAA from enforcing rules that prohibit NIL compensation from being used to recruit athletes. The judge wrote that the NCAA’s prohibition likely violates federal antitrust law and harms athletes.

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The first step toward college athletes being employees was launched before the ruling, as a National Labor Relations Board regional official ruled that Dartmouth men’s basketball players are employees, potentially clearing the way for an election that would create the first labor union for student-athletes.

Swinney disagreed with the model.

"The best thing for coaches in the kind of world we're in right now is for (athletes) to be employees," Swinney said last week, via the Post and Courier. "The worst thing for (the athletes) is to be employees. That's not a world we want for 18-year-olds. … I think we lost our way."

Swinney said he would rather see an emphasis on education while athletes get paid instead of having one or the other.

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"(I) think the NIL is awesome," he said, via Clemson Insider. "I really am (for it). I am all for enhancing the scholarship however you want, but I also understand the reality that ninety-eight percent of these kids are not going to play in the NFL. 

"We need to educate our young people in this society. Nobody talks about the value of an education anymore."

Swinney floated the idea of creating a 401(k) for athletes, and if they take money out early, they would face a penalty.

NIL is clearly going to be a big factor in the college recruiting process moving forward. Coaches like Swinney will have to formulate a plan to keep up with the times.

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