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MAGA rages at Catholic bishop who condemned Republican's racist post
Bo French, candidate for the Texas Railroad Commission, in Grapevine, Texas, U.S. March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare
The Racism Was Plain. The Republican Evasion Was the Strategy.
The Picture Was the Point
On September 13, Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas railroad commissioner, posted a photograph of Indian American University of Texas fans celebrating a football victory and portrayed their presence as evidence of a worsening “problem.” Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson called the message “racist and sinful,” while some MAGA figures defended French and attacked Olson. French…
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