Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong is facing renewed scrutiny over a 2020 social media post in which she said Thanksgiving should be canceled, tying the holiday to colonialism. Hong has since said Thanksgiving is actually her favorite holiday and that she does not want to cancel it, explaining her earlier remarks. Some coverage also notes she has made critical comments about other holidays in past posts.
The New York Times frames the story as a political test of voter forgiveness, presenting the old posts as resurfaced opposition-research material affecting a primary race, with less moralizing tone.
The Hill covers the story straightforwardly as a walk-back: Hong called Thanksgiving her favorite holiday and explained her prior post, with minimal editorializing.
The Daily Wire and Fox News frame the story ideologically, portraying Hong's holiday comments as evidence of anti-American socialist sentiment; The Daily Wire uses highly polemical language comparing her to historical communist figures, while Fox News catalogs her various holiday-related posts as a pattern drawing 'flak' and scrutiny.