Texas GOP candidate stands by xenophobic comments following backlash

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Bo French, the GOP nominee for a spot on the Texas Railroad Commission, doubled down on Monday on a xenophobic post that disparaged Asian American students at the University of Texas after receiving blowback from fellow Republicans over the weekend.

On X, French was quick to turn his viral post, which had received more than 35 million views as of Monday afternoon, into a fundraising pledge, calling the criticism he has received an attack from “the radical left and their allies.”

He also stood by his post in an appearance on the conservative radio broadcast “The Mark Davis Show” on Monday.

“The radical

By Casey He
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