When professor Johnny Eric Williams at Trinity College (CT) sent out a racially charged tweet in the wake of last year's shooting at a congressional baseball practice, it thrust the institution into the media spotlight over how it responded. The tweet was portrayed in some media outlets as a racial remark against white people in general, although Williams has stated he meant it to be directed against systemic racism. The controversy surrounding the tweet intensified when Tucker Carlson, a Fox News political commentator and Trinity alumnus, did a segment about the case in which he claimed liberals had "wrecked" his alma mater. Although Williams was initially put on leave, he was ultimately cleared of wrongdoing after it was determined that his tweet was protected under principles of academic freedom.