’ ” he said that please enable javascript to watch this video richmond police officer who blew the whistle on the department .
the fired officer , who granted the initial interview to cbs 6 on the condition he remain anonymous , confirmed wednesday morning what cbs 6 first reported tuesday , citing richmond police sources .
the supervisor said , the reason he was fired .
the man told cbs 6 reporter sandra jones he was ordered to police headquarters to pick - up a packet of information .
please enable javascript to watch this video richmond , va. ( wtvr ) - in his re - election bid for the white house , president barack obama stopped at vcu 's siegel center earlier this month where thousands of people flocked to hear him speak .
the officer blew the whistle on a 20 - year department veteran and other members of the richmond force after they made inappropriate comments while providing protection to the president and first lady .
the man tells cbs 6 news ' sandra jones that inappropriate comments were made by a 20 - year police veteran , against the president on that day on the phone with the supervisor , ” the whistleblower explained to wtvr last may .
 
wtvr on wednesday confirmed that the officer , who did not wish to be named , had been called to police headquarters where he was terminated on tuesday .