Tarrant County GOP leader posts anti-Muslim remarks about Texas House member
KERA | By Penelope Rivera
Published August 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM CDT
Tarrant County Republican Party Chairman Bo French posted on social media that a Muslim North Texas House Democrat should be denaturalized and deported.
The head of the Tarrant County Republican Party targeted a state House member with anti-Muslim remarks this week — only a month after Republicans called for his resignation over similar online behavior.
On X, Tarrant County GOP Chairman Bo French targeted Democratic state House Rep. Salman Bhojani, who represents parts of Arlington, Euless and Bedford.
In a series of posts over the last two days, French called Bhojani an “anti-American democrat”, said he was trying to “further jihad,” and called on federal officials to denaturalize and deport the lawmaker, who is originally from Pakistan.
I am officially calling on @RealTomHoman to denaturalize and deport Pakistan born, anti-American democrat, #txlege quorum breaking, @realDonaldTrump's agenda hating, redistricting blocking @SalmanBhojaniTX. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
— Bo French (@BoFrenchTX) August 11, 2025
Bhojani, who was among the first Muslim Americans elected to the Texas Legislature when he won a seat in 2022, said in a phone call with KERA News Tuesday that these comments on his religion and ethnicity are not new to him. He
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