The ABC television affiliate in Providence has fired a former Rhode Island state legislator who sold advertising for the station because she is joining President Donald Trump's re-election campaign in the state as an unpaid volunteer.
Doreen Costa, a Republican who served as a Rhode Island state representative from 2011 to 2017, joined WLNE-TV Channel 6 in Providence in January 2019
A candidate for mayor of Brockton who voted against a sanctuary-city resolution earlier this year cancelled a fund raiser after a supporter organizing the event host posted a message online saying "America speak English or go back home" over an image of the candidate's campaign sign.
