Texas GOP railroad nominee urged public executions of political opponents

Texas Republican Bo French, running to lead the railroad commission, repeatedly called for public executions, CNN's KFile reported Sept. 28, 2026. In May 2020 he urged hanging Obama-era officials over the 'Russia hoax' and wrote of Barack Obama, 'the penalty for treason used to be death. Even for a former president,'. In February 2025 he targeted Senator Adam Schiff.