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A conservative talk radio host in New Hampshire was fired after she livestreamed herself verbally attacking Spanish-speaking landscapers outside the station’s headquarters.
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CNN has reported that Diana Ploss, the former host of “The Diana Ploss Show” on New Hampshire’s WSMN 1590, is “no longer associated or affiliated in any way with WSMN or Bartis-Russell Broadcasting, LLC,” according to remarks from the radio station.
Ploss’ video was originally livestreamed on Facebook and later deleted, though not before it quickly made the rounds across social media, landing Ploss a spot on the “crazykarens” Instagram page, a page dedicated to compiling rants made by racist, homophobic, and/or otherwise intolerant white women.
In the video, Ploss confronted a group of landscapers hard at work. She antagonized with a variety of questions and commentary:
Ploss then asked if any of the workers were “illegal” and asked for the name of the company they worked for, video shows. “So your tax dollars up here in New Hampshire, that’s what’s. Dianna Ploss was fired Saturday from her radio show at WSMN 1590 after a video was released of her yelling at workers who were reportedly speaking Spanish. The video, which was allegedly posted to her Facebook profile and has since been removed, was reposted on Instagram on the account Crazy Karens. Jul 15, 2020 Ploss then asked if any of the workers were “illegal” and asked for the name of the company they worked for, video shows. “So your tax dollars up here in New Hampshire, that’s what’s. Ploss, who formerly hosted a conservative New Hampshire talk radio show, can be heard coughing and called the incident an “attack” on protesters. It was also unclear from the video whether she. 'The Vegas Take' with Sharp, and Shapiro is a topical talk radio show covering sports, politics, gambling, entertainment, and featuring special guests LIVE f.
“You speaking English? It is America, you should be speaking English. They work for the state, you should be speaking English.”
“Is anybody here illegal? Are these guys illegal? It’s America, speak English.”
“He’s speaking Spanish to these guys. So your tax dollars up here in New Hampshire…that’s what’s going on here.”
Ploss then repeatedly labeled the entire situation as “Communism” before a bystander stepped in to ask why she was harassing the workers.
Ploss’ response, which she made directly to her camera, was thorough:
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WSMN elaborated further on the station’s decision to oust Ploss, which came after over 10,000 people signed a petition calling for her removal.
“We at WSMN value freedom of speech, freedom of expression and assembly. We will not tolerate discrimination, racism or hatred.”
“We continue to present and offer on air opportunities for discussion, education and the exchange of opinions and ideas.”
In response to the backlash and her subsequent firing, Ploss put out another livestream video.
With a life-size Donald Trump cutout behind her, Ploss looked directly into the camera and addressed the incident.
“I want you to know that I am doing great, I am doing so great. We know that what these commies do, these fake Republicans, and these Leftists who want to shut us down, who want to destroy our country, you have seen what they have done to me.”
“And you know what? I take it and I wear it as a badge of honor.”
“You have not silenced Dianna Ploss, I am not going away.”
We never back down. We never give in. We never give up! 🇺🇸WWG1WGA🇺🇸
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Comments on that video illustrated that her response only stoked further outrage.
The story serves as a good reminder just in case you forgot that plenty of die-hard Trump supporters are still out here roaming around.
© Provided by NBC NewsA New Hampshire radio station has severed ties with a conservative radio host who filmed herself berating landscape workers for speaking Spanish.
The host, Dianna Ploss, recorded herself in a Facebook Live video Friday confronting several employees of Morin's Landscaping as they were setting up potted trees on Main Street in Nashua, New Hampshire, about 35 miles south of Concord, the capital. The video, which was viewed by NBC News, was taken down by Ploss but has been widely shared across social media platforms.
WSMN said in a statement Sunday that Ross 'is no longer associated or affiliated in any way with' WSMN or Bartis-Russell Broadcasting LLC.
'We at WSMN value freedom of speech, freedom of expression and assembly,' the statement said. 'We will not tolerate discrimination, racism or hatred.'
The station added that it would continue to present and offer on-air opportunities for 'discussion, education and the exchange of opinions and ideas.'
Ploss, who hosted 'The Dianna Ploss Show,' did not immediately return a request for comment Wednesday.
In the video, Ploss, an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, tells landscape workers: 'It is America, you should be speaking English. They work for the state, you should be speaking English.'
One of the workers responds that they did not work for the state.
Ploss then asks if any of the workers are in the country illegally.
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Ploss is confronted in the video by a man having lunch nearby who asks why she is harassing the workers. 'Are they in America?' she responds. The man says, 'Yes.' She replies: 'OK. They should be speaking English.'
The man asks her why. She says: 'Are they illegal aliens? They don't speak the language?'
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A short time later, Ploss turns the camera on herself.
'He’s a Black man, and he's going to protect the brown man from this white woman who's practicing white privilege because she happened to walk by and heard this guy talking to all of these guys, doing this work, in Spanish,' she says into the camera.
Tom Morin, the owner of the landscaping company whose workers were targeted by Ploss, said he appreciated the support his company has received following the episode.
'The numerous phone calls, social posts, emails, voice messages and overall kind words are extremely encouraging and heartfelt,' he said in a statement on the company's Facebook page. 'I believe that we can all take immense pride in how quickly the community rallied to demonstrate that this type of behavior is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated.'
Ploss has more than 46,000 followers on Facebook and more than 34,000 on Twitter. She hosts weekly shows on Facebook Live.
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In a public video posted Monday to her Facebook page, Ploss, wearing a 'Women for Trump' hat and sitting next to a cardboard cutout of the president, said she regretted taking down the video from Friday and did so against her better judgment.
'Here's what I have to say to those who have attacked me: Blank you,' she said.
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'Now get out of my way, because I have a country to save,' she added. “That’s the end of Dianna Ploss's public statement.'