A socialist candidate for governor in Wisconsin with an extensive history of inflammatory online posts once described America as "an abundance of suffering," Fox News Digital has found."I want this country to stop being an abundance of suffering but a wealth of opportunity," reads a Jan.20, 2022 X post from Wisconsin state Rep.
Francesca Hong, who is running in the Democratic Party's primary election to become the state's top official."We can do this by providing equal rights to Black and Brown folks," the post continues."Elect more Black and Brown folks who won't be racist obstructionists.
We can all be better and do so much more."Wisconsin Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong waves as she acknowledges the crowd during a campaign rally on August 2, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.(Joshua Lott/Getty Images)SOCIALIST FRONTRUNNER IN THE HOT SEAT AFTER 'CANCEL THANKSGIVING' POST EMERGES ONLINEThis isn'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."Cancel Thanksgiving.
Should have done this in 1621," Hong wrote in a now-deleted post on 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.Despite a string of posts, the former chef and mother-of-one, is now running for the Democratic nomination for governor in Wisconsin.She's the latest in a strong of socialists seeking statewide or federal office in this year's primary against establishment Democrats.LEFT’S LATEST SOCIALIST DARLING DRAGGED OVER ‘WHITENESS’ COMMENTS PULLING IN HER OWN FAMILY: ‘WEIRDO RACISM’Hong, who is Korean America, also said in a 2019 post that she was anxious in the company of White people."I ate two bites of my kid's cheesebur...