Socialist Candidate VOWS To End Thanksgiving

Francesca Hong called to “Cancel Thanksgiving” in 2020—then, on the campaign trail in 2026, she said she loves the holiday and would not cancel it.

Story Snapshot

A deleted 2020 post urged canceling Thanksgiving and called it colonialism and a “super spreader event”.
Reporters say Hong would not give a direct yes-or-no when asked if she still stood by the post.
Coverage shows a second 2020 post calling Thanksgiving “the colonizer holiday”.
Opponents now link the remarks to a pattern of radical statements for a campaign hit.

The 2020 Post That Lit The Fuse

Francesca Hong’s now-deleted 2020 message said, “Cancel Thanksgiving,” tied the holiday to colonialism, and called it an “original superspreader event.” The post came during the pandemic, when health officials warned against large gatherings. Screenshots and reporting captured the quote after deletion, which kept it alive long after the post was gone. Hong also referred to Thanksgiving as “the colonizer holiday” in another 2020 post, broadening the record beyond a single message and giving critics more to cite.

The substance of the quote matters because it targets a tradition most Americans view as unifying. People debate policy every day. They do not usually debate turkey, family, and gratitude. When a candidate takes a swing at a civic ritual, voters tend to remember. That is why this story stuck. The deletion could not erase the words once screenshots spread. In today’s media cycle, memory is crowdsourced, and the crowd never forgets.

The 2026 Interview And The Non-Answer

Hong faced the 2020 words on national television. When pressed on whether she still believed Thanksgiving should be canceled, she did not give a direct yes-or-no. Coverage described her response as stressing that “views can evolve,” that she is a chef, and that the holiday can be painful for some communities. She did not plainly retract the post in that exchange, which set off fresh backlash across outlets and social platforms.

Then came the clean-up. Hong later said she loves Thanksgiving and does not want to cancel it, calling it her favorite holiday. That shift drew even more attention, because it landed after the non-answer and after the 2020 rhetoric had been re-aired. The walk-back created a classic “flip-flop” frame that campaigns use to question trust and core beliefs.

Why This Hit Hard In A Campaign

Opposition researchers live for old posts that can be tied to identity politics or national holidays. This one checks both boxes. Conservative media and Republican figures bundled the 2020 Thanksgiving remarks with other quotes they said showed a radical pattern, including attacks on American institutions. That bundle turned a single post into a larger case against Hong’s judgment and values. Once packaged that way, the story traveled fast and wide.

Francesca Hong: the candidate who saw America’s favorite holidays and declared war. Cancel Thanksgiving, silence the fireworks, skip Halloween. Nothing says “ready to lead” like open hostility to joy itself. Grinchmaxxing for governor – bold strategy. pic.twitter.com/q1r7BdbiNG

— Jewels Jones ® (@JewelsJonesLive) August 6, 2026

The flip side is also true: modern campaigns often become hostage to resurfaced posts stripped of full thread context. Screenshots travel farther than nuance. Still, voters judge what they can see and hear. On the facts in view, the 2020 posts were real, the deletion was real, and the 2026 response ducked a clear yes-or-no before a later embrace of the holiday. That is enough for a credibility fight, even if the original thread is missing.

The Conservative Read: Say What You Mean, Then Stand By It

From a conservative standpoint, this is simple. Thanksgiving celebrates gratitude, family, and a shared American story. Politicians who take aim at that ritual should expect a tough reception. If they change their minds, they should say so plainly, early, and without hedging. Hong’s sequence—delete, deflect, then declare love—invites charges of pandering because the clarity came last, not first.

Voters will forgive an off-key post faster than they forgive a waffling answer. The surest path is straight talk. “I was wrong in 2020. Here is why.” That line shuts the door on a week of segments and memes. Anything short of that leaves a foothold for critics. In a tight race, that foothold can become the whole climb. The lesson is not new, but it is evergreen: posts live forever, and hedges age poorly.