If you read the article in USA Today there is more information - there IS an issue of inconsistency at play here.  She stated that a male at work posted a "lewd and obscene" comment about liberals on Facebook...... and he still has his job.  What is at issue here is that they stated a cause for termination, and now they are going to have to prove they've treated every other employee who violated policy in a similar manner consistently.  Most particularly men who violated the same policy.  The fact that she was flipping off POTUS is really secondary to this.... at issue is the company's policy, and their history of enforcement... or lack thereof... of that policy.  If you're a Trump supporter, I know you're anxious to make this about the President.  It's not.  This is about whether Akima acted stupidly in firing her for a cause that wasn't a cause for termination when someone else did it.