Bo French
Role at the time: Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner speaking in a radio interview.
Defended or excused
Responding to
UT prioritizes foreigners over Texans in admissions.
“It’s not about race. It’s about policy, Mark. I believe we should be prioritizing Americans, not foreigners. The problem, as I see, that there are, and I think a lot of people agree with this, too many of our institutions are prioritizing people who are not Americans.”
Why we used this label
French affirmatively defends the conduct under scrutiny as a legitimate policy argument and rejects the allegation that it was race-based.
Bo French defends his UT student post on The Mark Davis Show (opens in a new tab)Episode titled “MON SEP 14 9 AM TX RR commission candidate @BoFrench on his Indian student post.”
Full radio episode containing French’s direct defense. French said he had nothing against the pictured people specifically and framed the dispute as whether policy should prioritize Americans or foreigners.