Socialist Frontrunner in the Hot Seat after ‘Cancel Thanksgiving’ Post Emerges Online

Francesca Hong, the likely Democratic nominee for governor in Wisconsin backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, once argued that Americans should not celebrate Thanksgiving.

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

“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,” she added, referring to the spread of smallpox that killed many indigenous Americans.

The post, which was originally made in November 2020, sheds more light on Hong’s progressive thinking as she emerges as a frontrunner in the Wisconsin gubernatorial contest and drew mockery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. (Read more from “Socialist Frontrunner in the Hot Seat after ‘Cancel Thanksgiving’ Post Emerges Online” HERE)