Bo French Defends Post Seen 35 Million Times, Turns Backlash Into Fundraising
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Updated · POLITICO · Sep 14
Bo French Defends Post Seen 35 Million Times, Turns Backlash Into Fundraising
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Sep 14
Summary
Bo French, the Texas GOP nominee for the Railroad Commission, said Monday he stood by a post disparaging Asian American students at the University of Texas despite weekend criticism from fellow Republicans.
35 million views had pushed the post viral by Monday afternoon, and French used the uproar on X to solicit donations, casting the backlash as an attack by “the radical left and their allies.”
French reinforced that stance in an appearance on the conservative radio program “The Mark Davis Show,” signaling he was escalating rather than retreating from the controversy.
The episode keeps attention on a statewide Republican candidate whose comments have drawn intra-party blowback as he campaigns for a seat on the powerful Texas Railroad Commission.