TV news anchor Dave Elliott says he was fired for telling Kamala voters to ‘stay home’: ‘Corporation doesn’t like my political views’

A section tv news anchor successful Mississippi said he was fired by guidance aft astir 4 decades astatine nan position because of a societal media station urging supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris to “stay home” if they intended to ballot for her.

David “Dave” Elliott, nan seasoned news anchor astatine Biloxi’s WLOX-TV — an connection of some CBS and ABC — recorded a video connection that went viral connected X connected Wednesday successful which he denounced “hatred” for erstwhile President Donald Trump arsenic a “sickness.”

“If your hatred for Donald Trump is truthful strong…that you’re readying to spell successful that voting booth and ballot for Kamala Harris…do yourself [and] do nan state [and] do nan world a favour and conscionable beryllium it out,” Elliott said successful nan video, which generated much than 163,000 views connected X arsenic of Monday.

“Stay home. Don’t vote,” Elliott urged Harris supporters successful nan clip. He ended nan connection by saying: “This has been a nationalist work announcement.”

Elliott connected Friday told his followers connected Facebook that he was fired.

“I’m nary longer astatine WLOX arsenic of 10-25-24,” Elliott wrote Friday morning. “The corp doesn’t for illustration my governmental views.”

Elliott said he was informed of his termination by Rick Williams, nan station’s wide manger. The Post has sought remark from WLOX-TV.

“We are incapable to remark connected unit matters,” Williams told The Post.

WLOX-TV, which tin beryllium seen on nan Mississippi Gulf Coast connected Channel 13, is an connection of some CBS and ABC television. Its genitor institution is Gray Television.

“X was brought up successful nan conversation, which lasted only astir 30 seconds because I left,” Elliott told nan Sun Herald.

“I was like, ‘OK, spot ya.”

Elliott said that he was readying to time off nan position anyhow for different job.

“I was going to time off astatine nan extremity of nan year, anyway,” he said.

“I person irons successful nan fire. Things are going to move astatine nan velocity of light. Keep your eyes open.”

Elliott said that he didn’t see his societal media posts arsenic a breach of ethical publicity that requires him to support objectivity.

“I don’t see societal media journalism,” he said. “Social media is simply a toy. I person fun. I play. I look astatine it arsenic satire.”

“I get paid for doing television.”