Cornyn calls French’s post intolerant and racist
John CornynU.S. senator from Texas posting on his public X account.
Cornyn called French’s post intolerant and racist and asked other Republican officials to condemn it.
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French’s posts demeaned the pictured people because of their race or ethnicity.
“This is the Republican nominee for statewide office. Are other Republican elected officials going to condemn the intolerance and racism, or look the other way while it becomes normalized. This is how great political parties self-destruct. Sad.”
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Was Bo French’s UT Austin post racist?
After the University of Texas football team’s September 12, 2026 comeback win over Ohio State, Republican Railroad Commission nominee Bo French posted a still image of apparent South Asian fans and called what it showed a “problem.” He later said social media was exposing Americans being displaced by foreigners and accused UT of prioritizing foreigners over Texans. French and several supporters framed the posts as a legitimate criticism of immigration and admissions policy. Republican and Democratic officials, along with other commentators, condemned the use of the fans’ appearance as racist or xenophobic. Governor Greg Abbott rejected French’s interpretation of the image while reaffirming support for restrictive immigration policies.
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Cornyn’s direct response quote-posting French’s first post.
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Original local reporting that verified the still came from an official Texas Athletics video and published Abbott’s direct response.
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French had posted the image of UT fans and called what it showed a problem.
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French responded by accusing Cornyn and other Republicans of allowing Texas institutions to be overrun by noncitizens and foreign nationals.
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Cornyn directly condemns the conduct under scrutiny as intolerance and racism.
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