Keith Olbermann, a former MSNBC host and long‑time political commentator, has been highly critical of former President Donald Trump for many years, particularly on his podcast and earlier online commentaries.

In his “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” and related segments, he has used extremely strong language to describe Trump’s actions and rhetoric, depicting Trump as destabilizing, harmful to democratic norms, and a serious threat to institutions — describing him in terms like a terrorist organization and calling for dramatic political responses. For example, Olbermann has said in his podcast that the U.S. was being destabilized from within by what he described as “state sponsored terrorism” tied to Trump’s conduct and supporters.

While Olbermann has used terms such as “terrorist Trump” and has labeled Trump’s behavior as dangerous and extreme in the context of political critique, there’s no verified, widely sourced quotation from him saying exactly that Trump is “the most dangerous terrorist who has ever threatened this nation.” What exists in archives and transcripts are instances where he equated Trump’s actions rhetorically with terrorism or mass violence as part of fierce political commentary — which critics and observers have noted as hyperbolic or inflammatory rather than literal legal definitions.

Olbermann’s commentary has drawn both praise from those who agree with his fierce opposition to Trump’s policies and criticism from those who regard his language as extreme or divisive. His use of charged terms reflects a broader trend in polarized political media, where figures on all sides sometimes escalate rhetoric to emphasize disagreements rather than offer nuanced policy critique.