(CNN) — An employment discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Delta Air Lines flight attendant says she was fired for posting an image of former President Donald Trump wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood on her personal Facebook page. In the cartoon, Trump is pictured wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood as he stands at the podium across from Biden. In January 2021, a group of Delta employees told Taylor her posts were unacceptable and said it did not “tolerate, disrespectful, hateful or discriminatory posts,” according to the lawsuit. A month later, Delta notified Taylor it intended to “suspend her employment,” and a manager stated that her “political posts were racially motivated,” which was given as the reason for her termination, the lawsuit reads. A Delta spokesperson responded to Taylor’s federal lawsuit to CNN in a statement: “When Delta employees intermix Delta’s brand with conduct or content that does not reflect our values of professionalism, inclusion, and respect, that conduct can result in discipline or termination.

Source: CNN August 14, 2022 12:41 UTC