Francesca Hong’s Thanksgiving Controversy | Milwaukee News

Milwaukee News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 7, 2026 · 1m

Francesca Hong, Wisconsin’s top progressive gubernatorial contender, is navigating a firestorm over old social media posts—tweets from 2019 supporting police abolition and a now-viral Thanksgiving cancellation remark that called the holiday colonialist and disease-spreading. Once defended, her stance has evolved into a more nuanced position: acknowledging Thanksgiving’s pain for some while still calling it her favorite holiday. As conservative outlets amplify the controversy, Hong’s support among Democratic primary voters surges, defying establishment endorsements of her rival. The race…