Bo French condemned for posts targeting students at UT football game
The Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner was criticized after a series of posts on X Sunday targeting a diverse group of students at the Texas football game. Bo French shared a photo of students of South Asian descent cheering for the Longhorns after their Saturday night win over Ohio State and wrote that “social media is exposing how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners.” In another post sharing the same photo French wrote: “I heard UT graduation this year looked like this. I didn’t believe it. The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined.” I heard UT graduation this year looked like this. The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined. pic.twitter.com/Ys1bql0y4U U.S.
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Greg Abbott said in a statement that he did not share French’s message. “A selective picture of Longhorn fans celebrating our biggest home victory-ever-actually shows a way that Texans unite.