Meteorologist fired for criticizing Elon Musk’s Nazi salute on Instagram

A meteorologist working for a CBS affiliate in Milwaukee has been fired from her job after she posted a social media critique denouncing Elon Musk as a “Nazi” for his hand gesture at a pro-Trump rally. Sam Kuffel, as the former CBS 58 employee is called, was fired from the station a day after she posted two stories on her personal Instagram account criticizing Musk. In the first story, Kuffel commented on an image of Musk at the podium, writing: “Nazi saluted twice during inauguration. TWICE”. In her second post, the meteorologist posted a scene from the sitcom It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, in which a character says: “C___ that old bitch. He’s a Nazi.” A few hours later, employees of the channel received the following message from CBS 58’s news director: “Meteorologist Sam Kuffel is no longer employed by CBS58.” Spokesperson for Weigel Broadcasting […]
Source: News Beast

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