Bo French, a Republican candidate in the March 3, 2026 primary for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, has sparked renewed controversy over a series of social media posts in which he argued that the U.S. Constitution was intended solely for the founding Americans and their descendants. French’s statements, which include warnings about immigration, cultural change, and threats from Islam and Marxism, have drawn criticism for their inflammatory language and sweeping calls for denaturalization and deportation.
In the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution it says who it was written for.
— Bo French (@BoFrenchTX) February 22, 2026
"to ourselves and our posterity"
In other words, it was for the founding Americans and their descendants. When did we get off track and believe that anyone from anywhere in the third world can come here?
French began his series of posts by referencing the Preamble of the Constitution, writing that it was “for ourselves and our posterity,” and questioning when the country began to accept “anyone from anywhere in the third world” as eligible to live in the United States. He framed his argument around his lifetime observations, saying, “Our safety, our culture, our faith, and dare I say our posterity, are all under relentless attack. We are on the precipice of losing it all if we don’t act now.”
They don't want you to notice how amazing, safe, and prosperous this country was between 1925 and 1965, when there was almost zero immigration. They wasn't you to fall in line and swallow the lie that diversity is our strength while conservatives preen about fighting democrats.
— Bo French (@BoFrenchTX) February 22, 2026
In subsequent posts, French reflected on what he described as a golden era of American safety and prosperity between 1925 and 1965, a period he claims coincided with minimal immigration. He criticized contemporary narratives about diversity, suggesting that they obscure what he sees as social and cultural decline. French also cited rising crime rates and educational shortcomings, saying that despite increased college attendance, the population is “the least educated we have ever been,” and that “entire neighborhoods have been transformed into third world favelas.”
Entire neighborhoods have been transformed into third world favelas. Third worlders, who brought islam, have teamed up with marxists, and now together they openly talk about rounding us all up when they take power and disposing of us.
— Bo French (@BoFrenchTX) February 22, 2026
French escalated his rhetoric by linking immigration and ideological threats, asserting that people from “the third world, who brought Islam, have teamed up with Marxists” and are openly discussing plans to harm or subjugate Americans if given power. He concluded that the threat to American posterity is both existential and preventable, stating, “Why are we allowing the people pushing these ideologies that directly threaten our posterity with death (or submission to Islam)? I would argue because we are allowing it. But we don’t have to.”
Once we do that, we can defeat the remaining commies in our midst. Our lives, and more importantly our kids' and grandkids' lives, depend on it.
— Bo French (@BoFrenchTX) February 22, 2026
The posts represent the latest in a pattern of controversial statements by French, who previously served as chairman of the Tarrant County Republican Party from 2023 until resigning in November 2025 to pursue statewide office. His online messaging has included calls for “rounding up, denaturalizing, and deporting” what he describes as 100 million “foreigners.”
Denaturalize and deport foreigners. There are 100 million people in America who shouldn't be here. Nothing else matters until we do that. It solves almost every problem.
— Bo French (@BoFrenchTX) November 12, 2025
French’s campaign has continued to emphasize the need to “defend Texas” and “defeat the left,” with attacks on the incumbent commissioner, Jim Wright, framed as part of a broader cultural and ideological struggle. The posts and their backlash illustrate the intersection of provocative political rhetoric, immigration policy, and debates over national identity as French seeks higher office in a key regulatory agency of one of the nation’s largest energy-producing states.
