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John Cornyn

John Cornyn is a Republican U.S. senator from Texas who has served in the Senate since 2002.

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Was Bo French’s UT Austin post racist?

Bo French used an image of apparent South Asian UT fans to argue that foreigners were displacing Americans. Critics called the posts racist or xenophobic; French and supporters said they raised a legitimate immigration and admissions dispute.

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Statements by John Cornyn

John Cornyn

Role at the time: U.S. senator from Texas posting on his public X account.

Condemned

Responding to

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.”
Why we used this label

Cornyn directly condemns the conduct under scrutiny as intolerance and racism.

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