Hernandez says French is correct
Political commentator posting on her public X account.
“Bo is 1000% correct. Anyone who has a negative reaction to this is a weak-willed loser who has ZERO idea how bad Texan has become and is more than likely complicit in selling out our state.”
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Was Bo French’s UT Austin post racist?
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Source and context
Original post
Savanah Hernandez says Bo French is correct (opens in a new tab)X post 2099329271378366896.
About this source
Hernandez’s direct defense quote-posting French’s first post and arguing that critics misunderstand demographic change in Texas.
Reporting
CBS Texas reports on Bo French’s posts and responses from Greg Abbott and R.C. Damle (opens in a new tab)Statements attributed to Greg Abbott and R.C. Damle and verification of the image’s source.
About this source
Original local reporting that verified the still came from an official Texas Athletics video and published Abbott’s direct response.
Before the quotation
French had posted the crowd image and described it as evidence of a demographic problem.
After the quotation
Hernandez later promoted her own reporting about Indian immigration and cultural change in Texas.
How this statement is classified
Hernandez directly and unconditionally defends the conduct under scrutiny.
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