Meteorologist Marty Coniglio has left the Colorado outlet 9News after allegedly posting a tweet, since deleted, comparing U.S. federal troops to Nazi soldiers, local media reported.
The Twitter post at the heart of the controversy, dated July 23, features a photo of World War II-era German paramilitary police, posing in uniform with a large swastika in the background and what looks to be Adolf Hitler in the center. “Federal police in cities … now where have I seen that before?” reads the caption. The tweet features Marty Coniglio’s name, profile photo, and Twitter handle @martyconiglio.
