Freshman Republican Congressman Pat Fallon today condemned the entirety of the Texas Democratic Party "for refusing to denounce racism," according to a press release from Fallon's office. Fallon introduced the resolution after the Lamar County Democratic Party rejected the resignation of party chair Gary O'Connor, who submitted the resignation after apologizing for using a racial slur against Sen. Tim Scott in a since-deleted April 30 Facebook post. The post was critical of Scott's rebuttal to President Joseph Biden's joint address of Congress. In it, O'Connor referred to Scott, a Black Republican, as an "oreo." âI had hoped that Scott might show some common sense, but it seems clear he is little more than an oreo with no real principles,â OâConnor wrote in the since-deleted Facebook post. Prior to deleting the post, OâConnor said âoreoâ â use derogatorily to describe a Black person perceived to be "acting white" â was a frequently used word during his time in college.Â