TV meteorologist Sam Kuffel fired by CBS affiliate after blasting Elon Musk’s ‘Nazi salute’
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Sam Kuffel made two posts on Instagram criticizing the world’s richest man over the inauguration gesture, only to be out of a job the following day. A popular Milwaukee TV meteorologist was fired by her station a day after she took to social media to criticize Elon Musk for repeatedly performing a gesture that has widely been admonished as a “Nazi salute.”.
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“Meteorologist Sam Kuffel is no longer employed at CBS58,” a staff memo from the station’s news director Jessie Garcia read. “A search for a replacement is underway.”. The Independent has reached out to a representative for Weigel Broadcast Co., which owns the station, for comment. A spokesperson for the company did confirm to the Journal Sentinel that Kuffel is no longer with CBS58, though they added that they couldn’t comment further on her departure as it was a personnel issue.
Kuffel could not be reached for comment. Following Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Musk – the world’s richest man who has quickly become the president’s “first buddy” – sparked intense outrage when he twice threw his right arm diagonally into the air with his palm facing down, a gesture that was immediately likened to a “Sieg Heil.”.
Kuffel joined the online criticism of the Tesla CEO and owner of X, posting on her personal Instagram account that she felt the mega-billionaire had indeed delivered a fascist salute. “Dude Nazi saluted twice. TWICE. During the inauguration,” she wrote in one post on Tuesday, adding: “You f*** with this and this man, I don’t f*** with you. Full stop.” In another post, she shared a clip from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, where one character said: “Screw that old b*tch. He’s a Nazi.”.
