Francesca Hong has managed to stand out even among a crop of far-left socialist candidates running for office across the United States this election season.
Her views and prior statements have prompted fierce criticism from across the GOP and even much of the Democrat Party.
And the negative coverage doesn’t seem to be slowing down, with the latest revelation coming in the form of a widely condemned social media post..
As Breitbart reported:
Wisconsin Democrat gubernatorial front-runner Francesca Hong argued in a resurfaced post that Americans should “cancel Thanksgiving,” according to a since-deleted 2020 tweet circulating online days before the state’s August 11 primary.
Hong, a state representative from Madison and self-described democratic socialist, made the comment in November 2020. The post resurfaced this week as she sits atop the polls in a crowded Democrat field, and it drew mockery across social media, according to Fox News Digital.
Here’s a sampling of the reaction the unearthed post received:
Just so everyone knows where I stand, I won’t cancel Thanksgiving as governor. https://t.co/LyJoEklWaq
— Tom Tiffany (@TomTiffanyWI) August 1, 2026
Hong’s campaign says “everyone has a seat at the table.” Yet she said “Cancel Thanksgiving” and wrote that “too many old white people” at Culver’s - who she believed assumed her family didn’t speak English - nearly caused an anxiety attack.
— America Unfiltered (@USA_First_76) August 2, 2026
She another agent of the CCP, right?
— JacobRabin (@JacobRabin) August 2, 2026
Fox News added these details:
The post, which was originally made in November 2020, sheds more light on Hong’s progressive thinking as she emerges as a frontrunner in the Wisconsin gubernatorial contest and drew mockery online.
“‘Folx,’” Stephen Miller, a conservative podcaster, posted to X, noting the term used to signal inclusivity of LGBTQ+ and other marginalized groups.
“Francesca Hong is all but certain to be the Democratic nominee for governor of Wisconsin. She also wants to ‘Cancel Thanksgiving,’ according to a since-deleted tweet. What is going on in Wisconsin??” another observer wrote.
Hong has leaned into her socialist record in her campaign, describing it as ensuring that “working-class people have their fair share.”
Hong shares policy positions with other notable progressives like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, another self-proclaimed socialist. Among other platform positions, Hong is championing race-based grants for social workers, publicly funded grocery stores and a state-run bank.
Here’s some additional coverage:
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