A San Antonio man whose restaurant was vandalized with racist graffiti days after he criticized Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to rescind a statewide mask mandate says he has no regrets and will continue to speak out.

Mike Nguyen appeared on CNN last week, saying his stance was based on the safety of his staff, himself and the community. Since that interview, he said he has faced death threats on social media. On Sunday, Nguyen arrived at his Noodle Tree restaurant to find “no mask,” “go back 2 China” and other hateful messages scrawled in red paint on his storefront.

“I was born here and I’m not Chinese,” Nguyen, whose background is half Vietnamese and half French, told USA TODAY on Monday. “It’s not right that as an American I can’t state my opinion without being attacked.”…

“Instead of being a leader, he wants us to deal with it,” Nguyen said. “The blood is on his hands if anything happens.”