I am officially calling on @RealTomHoman<\/a> to denaturalize and deport Pakistan born, anti-American democrat, #txlege<\/a> quorum breaking, @realDonaldTrump<\/a>‘s agenda hating, redistricting blocking @SalmanBhojaniTX<\/a>. Thank you for your attention to this matter.<\/p>\n \u2014 Bo French (@BoFrenchTX) August 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n 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 said he received similar messages when he ran for Euless city council in 2018.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s really unfortunate that people are targeting me for my faith and my ethnicity, for the country that I was born in, for their own political gain,\u201d Bhojani said.<\/p>\n French also published addresses that purportedly belong to Bhojani, who said his family is receiving threats amid the online backlash.<\/p>\n \u201cThey did not sign up to be targeted in this way,\u201d he said. \u201cI have a thick skin, so I can understand that there are people from all walks of life that have different opinions.\u201d<\/p>\n KERA News reached out to French for comment. This story will be updated with any response.<\/p>\n French first called Bhojani out on X after the latter released\u00a0a statement Aug. 3<\/a>\u00a0announcing he was traveling to Pakistan for a family emergency.<\/p>\n French accused Bhojani of lying about his trip to Pakistan \u2014 which French referred to as \u201cthe same place Osama Bin Laden hid\u201d \u2014 and alleged without evidence Bhojani was seen in Southlake. He also accused him of \u201clying to further jihad.\u201d<\/p>\n Bhojani has since shared photos with The Texas Tribune<\/a>\u00a0of his passport stamps and plane tickets to Pakistan, with the dates matching his initial post.\u00a0He also said on Twitter he\u2019ll now join his other House colleagues in breaking quorum<\/a>.<\/p>\n Several Democrats fled the state last week to block passage of a new congressional map<\/a>\u00a0designed to give the GOP five additional seats in the U.S. House next year.<\/p>\n .@SalmanBhojaniTX<\/a> and the @TexasHDC<\/a> have shared with me his boarding pass and passport.<\/p>\n Passport shows he arrived in Pakistan on Tues and left on Sun.<\/p>\n Boarding pass shows his scheduled departure from Karachi at 5:20pm on Sun and arrival in O’Hare at 8:15am today.#txlege<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/BH0bFDSlUo<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/7ki1Rp1EjW<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Renzo Downey (@RenzoDowney) August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The GOP chairman\u2019s posts continued<\/a>, asking his followers if the law should be changed to \u201cforbid foreign born people from holding any elected office.\u201d<\/p>\n French also reposted tweets from Amy Mek, founder of the conservative outlet Rise Align Ignite Reclaim foundation,\u00a0which has posted anti-Muslim content in the past<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mek\u2019s previous posts on the North Texas Muslim development EPIC City sparked backlash against the development, including from Gov. Greg Abbott. Mek accused the development of promoting Sharia law and spread other negative rhetoric about Islam. Soon after, Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton announced investigations into the project.<\/p>\n As of Tuesday evening, French was still posting and sharing anti-Muslim tweets.<\/p>\n As party chair, French has been open about his goal to \u201cmake Tarrant County inhospitable for Democrats\u201d by pulling the county GOP further to the right. In July 2024, French joined other Republican leaders\u00a0onstage at a conference<\/a>\u00a0in Fort Worth urging attendees to resist a Democratic campaign to \u201crid the earth of the white race<\/a>\u201d and embrace Christian nationalism.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also not the first time French has made controversial statements online. Republican leaders like Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker called for French\u2019s removal in July after asking his followers in a now deleted post, \u201cWho is a bigger threat to America?\u201d Respondents had two options: \u201cJews\u201d or \u201cMuslims.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBo French\u2019s words do not reflect my values nor the values of the Republican Party,\u201d Patrick\u00a0posted on X<\/a>. \u201cAntisemitism and religious bigotry have no place in Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n French later apologized on X, saying \u201cantisemitism has no place in the Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n French\u2019s Republican colleagues\u00a0also condemned him last year<\/a>\u00a0over posts using several slurs against political opponents, some of which said French\u2019s behavior is part of a broader normalization of hateful and dehumanizing rhetoric in the party.<\/p>\n \n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n Fort Worth Report is certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative<\/a> for adhering to standards for ethical journalism.<\/p>\n Republish This Story<\/p>\n\n
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