Bo French, a Republican candidate in the March 3, 2026 primary for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, made a social media post this week drawing swift backlash for calling for the mass denaturalization and deportation of millions of people, including Native Americans. French, who previously served as chairman of the Tarrant County Republican Party from 2023 until resigning in November 2025 to pursue statewide office, wrote: “Since we are going to denaturalize and deport all the third world savages who hate our country, I am calling for adding these third world savages, who we conquered, then bizarrely let have a nation inside our nation, to the list.”

The post, is the latest in a series of inflammatory statements from French as he campaigns for one of three seats on the Texas Railroad Commission, the powerful state agency that regulates the oil and gas industry. Although the commission’s name suggests oversight of rail transport, its primary role for decades has been to supervise fossil fuel production in Texas, one of the nation’s largest energy-producing states.

Defending the post, he stated – “Read the actual tweet. I am clearly talking about the people in the picture. Nowhere did I call for the deportation of ALL native Americans. This is just stupid.”

Read the actual tweet. I am clearly talking about the people in the picture. Nowhere did I call for the deportation of ALL native Americans. This is just stupid.

— Bo French (@BoFrenchTX) February 20, 2026

French has built a political identity around hardline rhetoric on immigration and national identity. In recent months, he has publicly called for “rounding up, denaturalizing, and deporting” what he has described as 100 million “foreigners,” a figure that would extend far beyond the estimated 14 million people living in the United States without legal status and would necessarily include tens of millions of U.S. citizens. He has used the phrase “third world savages” to describe various groups, including Afghan asylum seekers, Muslims, and Native Americans.

He specifically argued that Native Americans should be added to a proposed list of deportees, writing that they were “conquered” and later allowed to have “a nation inside our nation.” The language marked an escalation even within French’s history of controversial online statements.

French’s political career has long been intertwined with provocation. As Tarrant County GOP chairman, he pledged to make the county “inhospitable for Democrats” and frequently used social media to attack political opponents and minority groups. Last year, he drew condemnation from top Texas Republicans after posting a poll asking followers to choose the “bigger threat to America”: Jews or Muslims.

Since launching his campaign for the Railroad Commission, French has continued to focus much of his messaging on cultural and demographic grievances rather than the technical regulatory responsibilities of the office. He has attacked the incumbent commissioner, Jim Wright, and framed the race as part of a broader effort to “defend Texas” and “defeat the left.”

For now, French’s post — “Since we are going to denaturalize and deport all the third world savages who hate our country, I am calling for adding these third world savages, who we conquered, then bizarrely let have a nation inside our nation, to the list” — stands as the clearest articulation yet of the sweeping and controversial immigration vision he is promoting as he seeks higher office.