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Texas Republican called for public execution of Democratic leaders – report
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Bo French, who is running to lead a state agency, has in the past posted controversial and racist statements online Bo French, a Texas Republican running to lead a powerful state agency, has a history of making controversial social media posts, including calling for the public execution of Democrati…
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Bo French, who is running to lead a state agency, has in the past posted controversial and racist statements online Bo French, a Texas Republican running to lead a powerful state agency, has a history of making controversial social media posts, including calling for the public execution of Democrati…
A Republican candidate for statewide office in Texas regularly called for public executions in social media posts that he has since deleted. Bo French , who is running to head the Texas Railroad Commission, posted about publicly executing political opponents including President Obama, CNN reports .
In one X post unearthed by CNN, Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas railroad commissioner, appeared to call for the execution of former president Barack Obama.