Texas Republican Bo French once called for hanging Barack Obama, records show

Texas Railroad Commission candidate Bo French is facing scrutiny after reports surfaced of a 2020 social media post where he called for the execution of former President Barack Obama.
Republican Texas Railroad Commission candidate Bo French is grabbing headlines again, this time for an old tweet calling for the execution of the nation’s first Black president. In a May 2020 tweet uncovered by CNN, French — using a since-suspended X account — called for the execution of former President Barack Obama and others in his administration. […]
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