French is also currently facing bipartisan criticism for a separate racist post concerning a crowd at a University of Texas football game. The CNN KFile report uncovered the pattern of calling for public executions as a newly revealed aspect of his online history.
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Texas GOP Nominee Bo French Called for Public Executions in Deleted Posts
US Politics23 days ago
An investigation by CNN KFile found a series of removed social media updates from the last 6 years in which a Texas Republican candidate urged the death of political enemies, including former President Barack Obama. Bo French, the nominee for one of the state's most powerful statewide offices, repeatedly advocated for these killings before the posts were deleted.
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