Republicans criticize racist social media post by Texas member running for office
Summary
A senior Texas Republican criticized a fellow Republican candidate, Bo French, for a racist social media post about college football fans. Due to this, the senior Republican said he would vote for the Democratic candidate instead.Key Facts
- Bo French, a Republican candidate for Texas railroad commission, posted a photo of non-white University of Texas students celebrating a football win with a comment implying they were foreigners.
- Karl Rove, a longtime Republican adviser, called French a bigot and said he will vote Democrat Jon Rosenthal in the election.
- The photo showed students who were likely U.S. residents, as less than 10% of the university's 55,000 students are from overseas.
- Republican Senator John Cornyn condemned French’s comments on social media and called for unity against bigotry.
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott said French’s message does not represent his views and emphasized that Texans unite around college football.
- Republican state senator Lacey Hull and university leaders also spoke against French’s post.
- French defended himself by calling those criticizing him “less conservative” and accused the Republican establishment of attacking him.
- Other Texas Republican candidates have faced criticism for extremist or offensive behavior during recent campaigns.
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