Outrage as reporter is SACKED for praising Donald Trump and criticising Obama
A US reporter has been sacked after she praised President-Elect Donald Trump and criticised President Obama for making the “entire country hate one another”.
A montage of sacked presenter Scarlett Fakhar
In a Facebook post that has since been deleted, Scarlett Fakhar, a Fox 26 Houston journalist, said “God had a hand” in the election and she could “barely sleep from how happy and relieved she was” after Trump’s election victory.
In place of the deleted post, Fakhar said: "Guess what fans!!?? FOX 26 Houston is trying to take my fan page down now! DON'T LET THEM! #FREEPRESS #FREESPEECH #FIRSTAMENDMENT"
Scarlett Fakhar deleted her post on Facebook in which she hailed Trump's victory and slammed Obama
But the day after she was sacked, she added: “Fox 26 Houston fired me today for expressing my conservative views on my private Facebook page.
“That is all I will say for you. But I want you to know how much your support has gotten me through this. God Bless you all.”
A spokesman from the KRIV confirmed to a local US newspaper that the journalist was sacked, but declined to comment.
The former journalist claimed that US newspapers made her race an important part of the story.
Racist video that got blonde Fox News reporter sacked
She wrote: “The media has made this a race issue, when in reality the matter boils down to a difference in political philosophy.
“As a multiracial person myself, I never have been or never will be racist.
The journalist said she'll return to Facebook once she's said "a few prayers"
"I simply stated the fact that the media continues to misrepresent the factual realities that there is NO more white on black crime than there is black on black crime.”
Fakhar has worked on a number of stories surrounding the Republican, including exposing the violence Trump supporters have faced since his election.
Scarlett said the country has become more violent and racist under Obama's administration
The most recent focuses on a student who was attacked by his classmates for voting for Trump in a "mock" election.