Francesca Hong Defends 2020 'Cancel Thanksgiving' Post as Wisconsin Primary Nears
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 4
Francesca Hong Defends 2020 'Cancel Thanksgiving' Post as Wisconsin Primary Nears
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 4
Summary
CNN pressed Francesca Hong on a now-deleted 2020 post urging Americans to "cancel Thanksgiving," and the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner said views can evolve while stressing her background as a chef who brings people together.
Hong, 37, did not fully disavow the sentiment, saying Thanksgiving is still "incredibly painful" for many people and that her original point was to show there are multiple views of the holiday.
The resurfaced post said Thanksgiving should have been canceled "in 1621" and called it an "original superspreader event" tied to colonialism and the deaths of Indigenous people; her campaign later said she does not want to cancel the holiday.
The flare-up lands days before next week's primary, where the Democratic Socialist state assemblywoman is leading and backed by figures including Ilhan Omar, Ro Khanna and Hasan Piker.