Francesca Hong regrets CNN interview about Thanksgiving Day — The Hill

Former Democratic socialist candidate for governor of Wisconsin Francesca Hong in the United States said she regrets a CNN interview in which she defended her previous statements about abolishing Thanksgiving Day. The Hill reports this in an interview with local television station WISN.

Host Matt Smith asked Hong whether she would change anything in her campaign ahead of the August Democratic Party primaries in Wisconsin. She replied that she was not going to abolish Thanksgiving Day and that she loves celebrating holidays.

Controversy over posts

Before the primaries, old social media posts by Hong resurfaced in which she called for an end to the celebration of Thanksgiving Day and wrote that this should have happened back in 1621. On the eve of the vote, she explained in an interview with CNN that she wanted to convey the existence of different views and the possibility of their evolution.

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A few days later, Hong told Politico that she actually loves Thanksgiving Day. At the same time, in a comment to The Hill, she suggested that her initial comments may have been a joke. Now, the politician called the conversation with CNN an unfortunate moment in her campaign and directly expressed regret over that interview.

Primary result

Hong added that during the campaign she would have liked to place greater emphasis on her Wisconsin roots. She said that she was born and raised in the state, loves Green Bay Packers games and the Culver’s chain, and wants her community to have the necessary resources.

In the Democratic primaries, Hong was narrowly defeated by Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who became the party’s candidate in the election to succeed Governor Tony Evers. In July, polls gave Hong a lead of nearly 25 points; however, according to Decision Desk HQ, she lost to Crowley by more than 3,000 votes.