{"id":39622,"date":"2026-08-12T00:22:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39622"},"modified":"2026-08-12T00:22:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:22:45","slug":"francesca-hongs-old-social-media-posts-draw-scrutiny-in-wisconsin-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39622","title":{"rendered":"Francesca Hong&#8217;s old social media posts draw scrutiny in Wisconsin race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6403221174112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">High-stakes Wisconsin primary tests socialist surge as establishment Democrats scramble<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker breaks down the high-stakes Democratic primary in Wisconsin as establishment candidates battle DSA-backed Francesca Hong. Walker and host Harris Faulkner analyze Hong&#8217;s progressive policies, including her controversial &#8216;cancel Thanksgiving&#8217; post, and examine New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s recent attempts to distance her party from radical &#8216;woke&#8217; stances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A socialist candidate for governor in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1624541\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/wisconsin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wisconsin<\/a> with an extensive history of inflammatory online posts once described America as &#8220;an abundance of suffering,&#8221; Fox News Digital has found.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">&#8220;I want this country to stop being an abundance of suffering but a wealth of opportunity,&#8221; reads a Jan. 20, 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/francescahongwi\/status\/1484030241249140737?s=46\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">X post<\/a> from Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, who is running in the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1624543\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/democratic-party\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Democratic Party&#8217;s<\/a> primary election to become the state&#8217;s top official.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We can do this by providing equal rights to Black and Brown folks,&#8221; the post continues. &#8220;Elect more Black and Brown folks who won&#8217;t be racist obstructionists. We can all be better and do so much more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/0e7f9663-francesca-hong-august-2-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/0e7f9663-francesca-hong-august-2-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/0e7f9663-francesca-hong-august-2-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/0e7f9663-francesca-hong-august-2-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/0e7f9663-francesca-hong-august-2-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Francesca Hong waving\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Wisconsin Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong waves as she acknowledges the crowd during a campaign rally on August 2, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/span> <span>(Joshua Lott\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1624544\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/wisconsin-dem-frontrunner-called-cancel-thanksgiving-resurfaced-post\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SOCIALIST FRONTRUNNER IN THE HOT SEAT AFTER &#8216;CANCEL THANKSGIVING&#8217; POST EMERGES ONLINE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">This isn&#8217;t the first time the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) candidate has faced scrutiny for past comments on social media that are especially critical of America and its institutions and ideals.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1624545\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/cancel-culture\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cancel Thanksgiving<\/a>. Should have done this in 1621,&#8221; Hong wrote in a now-deleted post on X.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;If it takes a worldwide pandemic for us to realize we should stop celebrating colonialism and the original superspreader event that killed indigenous folx [sic] and women, so be it,&#8221; she added, referring to the spread of smallpox that killed many indigenous Americans.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Despite a string of posts, the former chef and mother-of-one, is now running for the Democratic nomination for governor in Wisconsin. She&#8217;s the latest in a strong of socialists seeking statewide or federal office in this year&#8217;s primary against establishment Democrats.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/francesca-hong-arrives-to-vote-madison-wisconsin-august-11-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/francesca-hong-arrives-to-vote-madison-wisconsin-august-11-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/francesca-hong-arrives-to-vote-madison-wisconsin-august-11-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/francesca-hong-arrives-to-vote-madison-wisconsin-august-11-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/francesca-hong-arrives-to-vote-madison-wisconsin-august-11-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"francesca-hong-arrives-to-vote-madison-wisconsin-august-11-2026\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p> <!----><\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1624546\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/lefts-latest-socialist-darling-dragged-over-whiteness-comments-pulling-her-own-family-weirdo-racism\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LEFT\u2019S LATEST SOCIALIST DARLING DRAGGED OVER \u2018WHITENESS\u2019 COMMENTS PULLING IN HER OWN FAMILY: \u2018WEIRDO RACISM\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Hong, who is Korean America, also said in a 2019 post that she was anxious in the company of White people.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I ate two bites of my kid&#8217;s cheeseburger at a Culver&#8217;s in black river falls and told him they ran out of ice cream,&#8221; that post said. &#8220;Mostly just wanted to leave bc I was on the verge of a anxiety attack&#8230;to (sic) many old white people who didn&#8217;t think we spoke english.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">When prosecutors declined to press charges in 2021 for the high-profile shooting of Jacob Blake in August 2020, in Kenosha, Wisc., Hong joined the chorus of left-wing voicing calling to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1624547\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/mamdani-clashes-democratic-socialists-push-abolish-police-prisons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">abolish police<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;How is 7 bullets in the back not excessive force,&#8221; she said at the time. &#8220;Police exist to uphold White supremacy. Defund then abolish. Reform can&#8217;t be an option. My heart breaks for the trauma the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1624548\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/jacob-blake\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Blake family<\/a> and their community continues to endure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/hong-omar-piker-rally-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/hong-omar-piker-rally-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/hong-omar-piker-rally-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/hong-omar-piker-rally-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/hong-omar-piker-rally-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"omar, piker, hong at rally clapping\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (L) and influencer and left-wing political commentator Hasan Piker (C) stand with Wisconsin Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong during a campaign rally for Hong on August 2, 2026<\/span> <span>(Joshua Lott\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1624549\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/wisconsin-democratic-socialist-candidate-forced-address-past-police-abolition-posts-live-tv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TOP WISCONSIN DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST CANDIDATE CONFRONTED ON PAST &#8216;DEFUND POLICE&#8217; RHETORIC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Hong&#8217;s team declined in July to walk back her <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1624550\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/common-sense-against-crazy-trump-backed-candidate-sounds-alarm-socialist-hong-wisconsin-race\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">position on police<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Rep. Hong has spoken in the past about police and prison abolition as an aspirational goal, akin to eradicating disease or eliminating poverty,&#8221; a spokesperson told Fox News Digital at the time. &#8220;Her values haven\u2019t changed, but the way she talks about this issue has.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Hong has acknowledged that the governor does not have the power to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1624551\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/carville-co-host-warn-abolish-ice-new-defund-police\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">defund the police<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The candidate brushed off the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1624552\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/francesca-hong-asked-about-lack-aoc-endorsement-house-dems-remark-woke-1-era\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">scrutiny of her posts<\/a> when asked about them by Fox News Digital ahead of her primary election on Tuesday, saying she wanted to be a sports journalist in college.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I learned then you have some hot takes, and sometimes bad takes on Twitter, and I let my feelings out into the world,&#8221; Hong said.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/francesca-hong-wisconsin-democrats-convention.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/francesca-hong-wisconsin-democrats-convention.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/francesca-hong-wisconsin-democrats-convention.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/francesca-hong-wisconsin-democrats-convention.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/francesca-hong-wisconsin-democrats-convention.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Francesca Hong speaks on stage at the Wisconsin Democrats 2026 Convention.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Governor candidate Francesca Hong speaks on stage during the Wisconsin Democrats 2026 Convention on June 14, 2026, in Madison, Wis.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images for WisDems)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1624553\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/francesca-hong-asked-about-lack-aoc-endorsement-house-dems-remark-woke-1-era\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>FRANCESCA HONG ASKED ABOUT LACK OF AOC ENDORSEMENT AND THE HOUSE DEM&#8217;S REMARK ABOUT THE &#8216;WOKE 1&#8217; ERA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She said she was focused on issues voters are concerned about.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Hong&#8217;s campaign did not return a request for comment on the latest post uncovered by Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><em>Fox News&#8217; CJ Womack and Paul Steinhouser contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Peter D&#8217;Abrosca is a politics reporter at Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High-stakes Wisconsin primary tests socialist surge as establishment Democrats scramble Former Wisconsin Gov. 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