REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus
"If they wouldn't do anything when children were murdered I have no hope that Repugs will ever do the right thing," Geftman-Gold wrote in comments that have since been deleted from her Facebook page. "I'm actually not even sympathetic bc country music fans often are Republican gun toters."
CBS first confirmed the firing to The Wrap on Monday.
"This individual, who was with us for approximately one year, violated the standards of our company and is no longer an employee of CBS," A CBS representative said in a statement to Business Insider. "Her views as expressed on social
Geftman-Gold's comments immediately sparked outrage on Twitter and many tweeted screenshots of the executive's comments, demanding that she be fired.
A @CBS legal exec thought the Las Vegas victims had it coming. pic.twitter.com/YjeSyAox59
- Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) October 2, 2017
@CBS are you aware of what your employee @HayleyEsq is saying about republican gun owners?
We demand you fire her! #LasVegasShooting pic.twitter.com/EQ1HYAP4XM
- Mel 🇺🇸 (@ImJustAMel) October 2, 2017