The clip circulated in right-wing circles on social media, eventually resulting in Alter’s firing by Damphousse, who was chosen to lead Texas State University by the Texas State University System Board of Regents. For example, in a post from August 2024, Borysenko said, “Hitler went to heaven. That’s why Hitler went to heaven.”That exchange came as part of a years-long record of insisting that the leader of the Third Reich went to heaven, which includes saying things like, “You mean the JEWS don’t believe Hitler went to hell either?? “He never represented that his opinions were those of Texas State University. “Conduct that advocates for inciting violence is directly contrary to the values of Texas State University,” Damphousse said.