Veteran news anchor is fired for saying Trump-haters have 'a sickness'

A Mississippi news anchor has been fired aft posting his governmental views connected societal media, commenting that those who dislike Donald Trump person 'a sickness' and should not vote. 

David 'Dave' Elliott, who worked for nan Biloxi-based news position WLOX since 1985,  posted connected Facebook Friday that his clip astatine nan web had travel to an end. 

'The corp doesn't for illustration my governmental views,' he noted successful nan post. 

In a video posted to X 2 days earlier, Elliott had urged Trump-haters not to ballot successful nan November 5 predetermination and 'stay home.' 

'This is truthful dissimilar maine because I'm usually a "vote, vote, vote" guy,' he said successful nan self-filmed clip. 'I'd for illustration to spot 100 percent elector turnout, whether it's your section sheriff aliases President of nan United States. 

'But if your hatred for Donald Trump is truthful beardown - that's benignant of a sickness, by nan measurement - but if it's truthful beardown that you're readying to spell successful that voting booth and ballot for Kamala Harris? Do you perceive to her? Do you cognize thing astir her? Anyway, do yourself, do nan country, do nan world a favour and conscionable beryllium it out. Stay home. Don't vote. This has been a nationalist work announcement.' 

Elliott told nan Sun Herald that WLOX's wide manager, Rick Williams, collapsed nan news astir his termination. 

'X was brought up successful nan conversation, which lasted astir 30 seconds because I left. I was for illustration "Okay, spot ya,"' he told nan outlet. 

The video was 1 successful a agelong database of posts that Elliott has made, galore of which person tagged Elon Musk and Bill Clinton rape accuser Juanita Broaddrick. 

Most media organizations person expectations that their journalists travel strict guidelines to support their objectivity, some successful nan agency and connected societal media. 

A retired play anchor and journalist for WLOX replied to Elliott's video, writing: 'If you had wanted to make irresponsible comments for illustration this, Dave, really could you moreover telephone yourself a journalist?'

Elliott explained to nan Sun Herald that he saw a quality betwixt his occupation and societal media, adding: 'I don't see societal media journalism. Social media is simply a toy. I person fun. I play. I look astatine is arsenic satire. I get paid for doing television.'