Francesca Hong defends call to ‘cancel Thanksgiving,’ but says ‘views can evolve’

Democratic socialist and former Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong (D) on Monday defended a past social media post urging the country to “cancel Thanksgiving” further leaning into her progressive agenda that’s gained traction for her Wisconsin gubernatorial campaign.  Hong, a professional chef, said Thanksgiving is a

Francesca Hong fielded questions about a deleted 2020 post calling to cancel Thanksgiving over colonialism and the pandemic during a CNN appearance.

Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong sidestepped questions on her past calls to cancel Thanksgiving, saying, “views can evolve.” “I’m a chef, and one of the first meals that I made for the community when I was 16 was a Thanksgiving meal,” Hong said on CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins on Mond

"Cancel Thanksgiving. Should have done this in 1621," Hong wrote in a now-deleted post to X.