A reporter for an NBC affiliate in Minnesota was fired Friday
One day after he was spotted wearing a make America great again hat while covering a trump rally for the local TV
Station Jim Boehner a multimedia journalist with KT TC was covering the political rally Thursday in
Rochester, Minnesota
Where he was spotted outside the Mayo Civic Center wearing a jacket with the station's logo and a matching red
Maggie hat his picture was taken by Mark Van Cleave a video
Journalist for Minnesota's Star Tribune the next day Boehner who did not respond to requests for comment was fired
He violated our policy so he's no longer with us
Noel said astrum news director for KT TC told BuzzFeed news
We don't allow our people to wear a campaign clothes in while on assignment
prohibiting reporters from wearing campaign clothing or pins
Especially while on the job his standard practice across the news industry many news outlets also
Recommend or warn their staff against making public political displays or statements in order to maintain objectivity
But on his social media accounts bono was vocal about his political leanings
He wants added n NR a banner to his profile picture and in another post
He wrote you watch CNN - Oh uncle Brooke, Kate Aaron, Brianna
Sunland and poppy not for journalistic integrity on the day of president Trump's
Inauguration he uploaded a picture of himself dancing in a newsroom in apparent
celebration said astrum, however
Said banner was fired for his decision to wear the hat during
Thursday's rally not because of the views he expressed on his social media pages
It's not something we allow he said about the campaign gear according to his online KT TC profile
Which was removed Friday Bona join KT TC in December
2017 and was based in the station's austin bureau
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