Jhaveri posted an announcement of the firing on Friday, which included a scathing critique of her former employers, whom she said she believes were punishing her for “challenging whiteness.”

“I can’t do the work I do and write the columns I write without invoking the ire and anger of alt-right Twitter,” Jhaveri wrote. “There is always the threat that tweets which challenge white supremacy will be weaponized by bad faith actors. I had always hoped that when that moment inevitably came, USA TODAY would stand by me and my track record of speaking the truth about systemic racism. That, obviously, did not happen.”

The disgruntled former editor took direct aim at the skin color of her superiors, whom she accused of being timid and disloyal.

“White USA TODAY reporters have been able to minimize racialized people in print, our white Editor-In-Chief was thoughtless about black face, and a senior politics editor (also white) showed disregard for journalistic ethics by hosting a tax payer funded reception for Trump appointees,” Jhaveri continued. “All kept their jobs. Sending one wrong tweet that ended up in the hands of Sean Hannity on Fox News though, was enough for this publication to turn tail. So many newsrooms claim to value diverse voices, yet when it comes to backing them up, or looking deeper into how white supremacy permeates their own newsrooms, they quickly retreat.”

Jhaveri was one of several journalists who pointed the finger at white people in general following the shooting. Ahmad al Aliwi Alissa, 21, a Syrian immigrant, has been identified as the suspect.

USA Today did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Washington Examiner.

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Jhaveri took to Twitter on Friday to thank her supporters for standing by her over the last few days and has retweeted users who have suggested she was wrongfully terminated.