Bo French Post Sparks Backlash
Texas Republicans split after Bo French posted racist comments about UT students.
September 15, 2026 · Updated Sep 15, 5:43pm ET
Daily BeastMAGA Candidate Doubles Down on Vile Racist Post
ChronTed Cruz calls Bo French post 'idiotic'— but there's more
Daily CallerROOKE: Texans Have Been Sounding The Alarm, But No One Was Listening … Until Now
The GuardianRepublicans criticize racist social media post by Texas member running for office
Associated PressUT students attacked by Bo French call his comments “disgusting” and too familiar
Western JournalImages from Texas Game Prove Americans Have Been Replaced by Immigrants
TPMGOP Mad at Candidate For Doing Xenophobia The Wrong Way
The Texas TribuneUT students attacked by Bo French call comments “disgusting”
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Raw StorySenate Republican flags ‘death knell’ for GOP as red state rocked by scandal
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What happened
Donald Trump attacked Karl Rove
Karl RoveAmerican political consultant and policy advisor on Truth Social after Rove said he would vote for Democrat Jon Rosenthal
Jon RosenthalAmerican engineer and politician over Republican Bo FrenchBo FrenchAmerican politician and investor for Texas railroad commissioner. Rove called French a bigot, while Sen. John Cornyn
John CornynAmerican politician and attorney (born 1952) condemned French’s remarks as racism, bigotry, or disqualifying conduct. Sen. Ted Cruz privately called the post idiotic. French had posted a UT student-section image; he and supporters said it showed displacement by foreigners or mass immigration, while critics called that racist or xenophobic. The commission regulates Texas oil and gas.
How the left told it
Left-leaning outlets framed French’s post as racist or xenophobic, stressing how such views have moved closer to Republican politics. The Guardian emphasized the party split, pointing to Republican criticism and Rove’s break with French. The Daily Beast focused on French’s answer to the backlash, saying he turned the fight into MAGA-style fundraising instead of apology.
How the right told it
Right-leaning outlets framed the backlash as establishment betrayal, not mainly as a campus racism dispute. The Western Journal treated the student-section image as proof of replacement by immigrants, tying the fight to mass immigration. The Federalist pushed past football-fandom defenses, arguing those answers dodged the broader displacement issue French raised.
Bo French Backlash
Part of the storyline · Storyline →- Sep 17Karl Rove Opposes Bo FrenchMostly Left
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- Sep 14Bo French Defends TweetMostly Left
