Last week, Pat McAfee caused a lot of controversy after Aaron Rodgers went on his show and insinuated that Jimmy Kimmel would appear on Jeffrey Epstein’s client list, especially after he defended the future Hall of Fame quarterback and continued to allow him to appear on the show. And he caused more controversy on Monday.
In a speech on Monday, Pat McAfee used Martin Luther King Jr. Day to play the victim and claim that he has been “canceled” by both Republicans and Democrats.
“He had a dream and I think LANK was one of the closest we’ve had to potentially that dream coming to fruition.” McAfee said on his show. “So let’s realize that as we look around and realize that we’re maybe more close than we’ve ever been. And there’s an election about to take place next year where we need to remember that we are more close than we have ever been… now, as somebody who was cancelled by both parties last week, both of them canceled me. Two political parties canceled me last week and we are still alive. Let’s remember we don’t need the outside noise. All we need is a little bit of love.”
Pat McAfee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: "He had a dream and I think LANK was one of the closest we've had to potentially that dream coming to fruition. So let's realize that as we look around and realize that we're maybe more close than we've ever been. And there's an election… pic.twitter.com/IUe6o4iwtW
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 15, 2024
Obviously, people did not take well to McAfee’s claim that he was “two political parties tried to cancel me,” and McAfee was quickly blasted on social media for his comments.
“I’m being canceled!”
-man whose massive paychecks come from Disney addressing the large audience of his multi-hour daily ESPN show where he has special permission to cuss.
Pat McAfee might be the least accountable person in show business but yeah, cancel culture amirite https://t.co/hRSW4mdeY9
— The Ball Is Orange (@theballisorange) January 15, 2024
yall got way too comfortable with the naysayer jokes man https://t.co/QLRWCOquU2
— charles (“you look good” – andy reid) mcdonald (@FourVerts) January 15, 2024
This rant proves how much further we have to go. https://t.co/odZJrRCqEq
— Roy Bellamy (@roybelly) January 15, 2024
“I’ve been canceled and I’m telling you about how I’ve been canceled during my daily TV show on the most popular sports network that’s owned by one of the world’s biggest media conglomerates. MLK is the same as me.” https://t.co/9aw6zthUCt
— Jon (@JonAtTheBar) January 15, 2024
"I've been cancelled" saying that on ESPN, making millions of dollars. https://t.co/Ekqw9ZLhsk
— Marc (@_Quise10) January 15, 2024
https://twitter.com/ctsbulls/status/1746962577345720452?s=20
It’s safe to say that people weren’t happy with McAfee.
