Hong Faces Increasing Scrutiny and Spotlight as Candidates Battle It Out in Final Week
Hong did not directly say whether she still backs canceling Thanksgiving after CNN pressed her on a 2020 post she later called a joke.
- On Monday, Democrat Francesca Hong appeared on CNN and declined to directly answer whether she still supports her 2020 post demanding to "cancel Thanksgiving," instead stating "views can evolve."
- Hong, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, wrote in the now-deleted 2020 post that Americans should stop celebrating colonialism, referring to the holiday as the "original superspreader event that killed indigenous folx."
- A resurfaced 2019 post where Hong described anxiety at a Culver's restaurant added to scrutiny as Wisconsin voters prepare for the August 11 primary election.
- Former Obama adviser David Axelrod suggested "answers like these" hurt Democratic chances, while Republican candidate Tom Tiffany stated he "won't cancel Thanksgiving as governor."
- Despite the backlash, a Marquette University poll published last week shows Hong leading with 38% support in the primary, and she recently backtracked on past support for abolishing police.
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‘Incredibly painful’: Watch Democrat running for governor implode when asked about her desire to cancel Thanksgiving
Source link Collins: Do you still believe that Thanksgiving should be canceled? Hong: I’m a chef, and one of the first meals that I made was for the community when I was 16 was a Thanksgiving meal. But Thanksgiving is also a time that’s incredibly painful for many people in our communities.… pic.twitter.com/Kd5kBZMxZS — Acyn (@Acyn)
Francesca Hong insists that celebrating Thanksgiving means being in favor of a colonialism that put an end to hundreds of thousands of lives
Watch This Rising Dem Star Collapse When Asked if She's Pro-Thanksgiving - Her Answer Makes Kamala Look Like a Genius
Facing only the tiniest of pressure, she choked. Francesca Hong, the former chef and failed restaurateur who is almost certain to win the Democratic nomination for governor in Wisconsin next […] The post Watch This Rising Dem Star Collapse When Asked if She's Pro-Thanksgiving - Her Answer Makes Kamala Look Like a Genius appeared first on The Western Journal.
Democratic socialist candidate for Wis. gov. dodges responding to past call to 'cancel Thanksgiving'
Francesca Hong, a former Wisconsin state lawmaker and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, declined to directly clarify whether she still supports a movement to "cancel Thanksgiving," which she endorsed in a pandemic-era social media post.
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