Woman says she was fired as Greg Abbott campaign canvasser after video shows her laughing when a man said he wouldn't vote for him

• A woman was filmed laughing after she told a man she was volunteering for Gov. Abbott.

• She said she was terminated after the video went public.

• She didn't work for them. She worked for a contractor.

A woman said she was fired as a canvasser for Greg Abbott's campaign after she was filmed laughing when a man said he wouldn't vote for the Texas Republican governor

The man who answered the door was filmed by a doorbell camera and asked if he could count on his support.

The man who was later identified as Dr. James Whitfield said absolutely not.

"Everyone has to have a job," before leaving.

The video was shared last week. As of Wednesday morning, it had been viewed more than 3 million times. You can watch it here.

—Dr. James Whitfield (@DrJamesWhit) June 3, 2022

I just saw the look on his face and it was pure amusement. They fired me because I couldn't hold in my laugh.

"This individual has never been employed by Texans for Greg Abbott or volunteered for the campaign," the Abbott office said in a statement.

She told Texas publication D Magazine that she was hired by a firm called Arizona Grassroots which was contracted to work for Abbott. Direct deposit information and text exchanges were reviewed by D Magazine.

It's not clear if she said she was fired by Abbott's team or another group. Insider couldn't get in touch with Abbott's office before work hours.

She shared a link to a campaign she organized after the video. As of Wednesday morning, the campaign had earned almost 30,000 dollars.

I was let go from my job because of this video. If you can spare a couple of dollars it will add up and make up for the money I would have made as a campaign worker. She wrote on the campaign page that she had no other income besides her job.

She did not say how much she was paid for her work. She was told at the door that she was not employed by the campaign.

She didn't know about the video until she was told at work.

She was unsure if they were going to fire her. "About five minutes later, they said they were going to have to let you go."

She applied for a job with the party.

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