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TV weatherman fired for tweeting picture comparing feds in American cities to NAZIS

A COLORADO meteorologist has been fired from his job after sharing a tweet that compared US federal agents to Nazi soldiers.

On July 23, Marty Coniglio shared a photo of soldiers standing with Adolf Hilter and a Nazi flag in the back, the same day President Trump announced troops would be sent to cities with Democratic governors.

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A day after he tweeted, 9News confirmed he no longer worked there

“Federal police in cities…now where have I seen that before?” Coniglio wrote in the tweet.

The next day, his employer, 9News, confirmed he was no longer working at the television station, after working there for 16 years, the .

On July 24, staff recieved an email sharing the news that he was no longer employed at the station.

“We thank him for his many years of service” the email read.

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Coniglio worked at 9News for 16 years

9News’ president, Mark Cornetta, confirmed to the Denver Post that Coniglio was no longer working there however did not comment on why or how he stopped.

Coniglio was reportedly supposed to leave in December 2019 due to health problems but renewed his contract to go past summer.

The former weatherman confirmed with the Denver Post that he left 9News however told them via text he could not “talk about the situation for at least a week or so.”

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Coniglio’s tweet comes after protesters in Portland were grabbed off of the street put into unmarked vans

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While Coniglio deleted the tweet, many screenshots of the post were taken, gaining criticism from Colorado’s Republican Party chairman, Ken Buck, the Daily Mail reported.

“Comparing the brave men and women of our law enforcement community to Nazis is absolutely reprehensible,” he said.

Coniglio’s tweet and consequence that followed comes after in Portland, Oregon and New York City were grabbed off of the street by unmarked police officers and put into unmarked vans.

Portland protesters and rioters clash with police for 62nd consecutive day
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