Nexstar Fires Anchor After Social Media Posts (Patreon)

I guess the biggest question I have is, why did it take so long? 

Nexstar's KTSM (El Paso) is said to have parted ways with Anchor/Reporter Patricia Maese, who over the weekend had participated in an "Open Texas" rally in El Paso.

But, it wasn't just that. 

Maese had taken to social media back in March to say the coronavirus was like the flu: 

She also blasted a teacher and called her a "threat to life."

The teacher attacked in the post responded: 

Maese also gave her opinion back in March as to her thoughts on closing the economy: 

After people started reaching out to the station, KTSM News Director Victor Venegas posted this message on the station's website, but soon after the posted was deleted. FTVLive has a screenshot: 

Sources tell FTVLive that Maese was at first suspended and then fired from the Nexstar station. Her bio and station branded social media pages have been scrubbed from the internet. 

Maese was sharing her opinion and downplaying COVID-19 back in March. Why did it take a month for the station to take action?

As a Journalist, your job is one thing and one thing only. Reporter the story fairly and leave your opinion out of it.

Maese didn't do that and now she's looking for a job. 

Good luck with that.