A Wisconsin meteorologist has reportedly lost her job at a Milwaukee TV station, one day after she took to social media to criticize Elon Musk's alleged Nazi salute during the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Monday.
Meteorologist Sam Kuffel was targeted by a conservative media personality for comparing Musk's gesture to a Nazi salute.
Live” cast member Chloe Fineman has no regrets about calling out X owner Elon Musk for making her cry when he hosted “SNL” in 2021. On Tuesday night, Fineman took to her Instagram Story (via Daily Beast) to write,
As news of meteorologist Sam Kuffel's firing broke, a number of people expressed support and opposition to the move by the local CBS affiliate.
Musk has promoted antisemitic and white nationalist content online, and has endorsed a neo-Nazi party in Germany.
A Milwaukee meteorologist who spoke out against Elon Musk’s “Nazi” salute has since parted ways with CBS affiliate WDJT-TV. “Meteorologist Sam Kuffel is no longer employed at CBS58,” news director Jessie Garcia wrote in a staff memo Wednesday obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Musk’s gesture has received mixed reactions from politicians and academics, with some likening it to a Nazi salute and others saying it was an accidental action made in the heat of his victory speech.
But the latest hysteria came after billionaire Tesla founder and close Trump supporter Elon Musk gave a speech at the inaugural parade held at Capital One Arena following the swearing in ceremony. During the speech, while standing behind the presidential podium, Musk made an awkward gesture that the left quickly claimed was a Nazi salute.
A midwestern forecaster is out of a job after criticizing Elon Musk's infamous salute at the inauguration and calling him a Nazi.
A Wisconsin meteorologist has reportedly lost her job at a Milwaukee TV station, one day after she took to social media to criticize Elon Musk's alleged Nazi salute during the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Monday.
As the backlash against Elon Musk continues after the Tesla CEO made a straight-arm, Nazi-like gesture during his speech Monday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the billionaire posted a series of Nazi-related puns on X Thursday to his more than 210 million followers.