John Cornyn says French doubled down and fundraised instead of apologising
United States senator posting on his own account
“We all make mistakes but what does he do? No takedown of offensive post, no apology. Just doubles down and raises $ using it. The Republican Party is better than this. We should all condemn this bigotry directed at our fellow Texans or we will soon find ourselves a minority party.”
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Post published 9:36 AM ET on September 15, 2026. It quote-posts Bo French's September 14 fundraising appeal, which is the conduct Cornyn is describing.
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Cornyn had already condemned the original post on September 13. This post quotes French's September 14 fundraising appeal, which is the doubling down it describes.
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Politico reported the same day that no Republican had explicitly called for French to leave the race.
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Case context: Was Bo French’s UT Austin post racist?
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The conduct under scrutiny is French's UT fan post. Cornyn calls it offensive bigotry and criticises French's response to the backlash, condemning the conduct directly.
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