Politico Reporter Helps Radical Hong Spin Furiously Out of Her ‘Cancel Thanksgiving’ Tweet
8th August 2026
Journalists in Washington often sound like their first objective is to make sure Democrats are as electable as possible. In Wisconsin, socialist gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong has a difficult job explaining a raft of bizarre and extreme tweets where she seems to hate a collection of American holidays, starting with Thanksgiving.
Politico “Playbook” reporter Irie Sentner labored mightily to help Hong prepare her appeal to a broader election after she wins the Democrat primary, as expected.