@KeithOlbermann tweet

How They Deceive You

Keith Olbermann's tweet pulls a classic propaganda move by sarcastically slapping "COMMANDER" next to "Trump Ambulance Chaser Mar-a-Lago search lawyer" to make Tim Parlatore's legit Navy rank sound like some pompous Trump-fanboy joke. It's not clever—it's a hit job that weaponizes a real military title to dehumanize a decorated vet. Parlatore earned that Commander spot fair and square: Navy Surface Warfare Officer on USS Normandy, Commanding Officer of Naval Security Forces La Maddalena (which straight-up requires the rank), recommissioned in the JAG Corps, and served in Operation Enduring Freedom. No fraud here, just service Keith conveniently ignores to mock him. Then the slur "Trump Ambulance Chaser"? Total fabrication. Parlatore's no sleazy PI hustler—he's a Top 100 Criminal Trial Attorney, AV Preeminent rated, won a landmark acquittal for Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher in the military's biggest war crimes case, reps admirals, governors, ex-NYC Police Commissioner, and cabinet secretaries. His firm's even ranked #1 for vets by Military Times. Keith slings that mud to paint him as scum, pure emotional poison. Worst part: Keith hides that Parlatore quit Trump's team in May 2023, ripping into Trump's lies about classified docs at Mar-a-Lago and the team's infighting (NYT, Politico). That's why WaPo's Erik Wemple called him "Commander" in the first place—context from the resignation story. By omitting it, Keith flips Parlatore from Trump critic to loyal stooge, tricking you into thinking Wemple's naive for mentioning a "MAGA clown." This is peak anti-Trump ragebait from Keith, the ex-MSNBC flamethrower whose feed's all inflammatory lefty punditry. Don't get played—it's not wit, it's distortion to rile the echo chamber.