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Democratic socialist Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong is facing renewed scrutiny after past remarks about race and “whiteness” resurfaced online, including comments referencing members of her own family.
“My proximity to whiteness continues, right… My son is biracial. He is half-white and half-Korean. I think navigating what his identity is and how people perceive him is always at the back of my mind as well,” Hong, who has served in the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2021, said during a 2021 interview with ListenMKE.
A trove of Hong’s past X posts and interview clips has resurfaced as she campaigns for Wisconsin governor, renewing scrutiny of her repeated comments about race and identity, including remarks critical of whiteness.
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Governor candidate Francesca Hong speaks on stage during the Wisconsin Democrats convention on June 14, 2026, in Madison. (Getty Images for WisDems)
“I’m sorry but this woman is not well,” wrote Fox News contributor Paul Mauro on X.
“It must be exhausting to have to think like this,” said Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty president Rick Esenberg.
“Weirdo racism,” said Fox News political analyst Guy Benson.
Fox News Digital reached out to Hong’s campaign Tuesday regarding her past comments and subsequent criticisms, but did not immediately receive a reply.
Rep. Ilhan Omar and influencer and left-wing political commentator Hasan Piker stand with Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong during a campaign rally for Hong on Aug. 2, 2026. (Joshua Lott/Getty Images)
The renewed attention comes as Hong embraces some of the left’s most prominent progressive figures, campaigning alongside Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and socialist streamer Hasan Piker, tying her candidacy to a national progressive movement that Republicans argue has gone too far to the left.
The Sunday rally drew online backlash after attendees were required to show photo ID, prompting hypocrisy accusations over the left’s opposition to the SAVE Act’s voter ID and citizenship verification provisions.
“Add this to the growing list of Fran Flip-Flops: @FrancescaHongWI opposes voter ID, yet she’s requiring photo ID for her event with Ilhan Omar. You can’t make this up. In recent weeks, Hong has faced renewed scrutiny after past X posts resurfaced in which she made comments that critics argue express anti-white sentiments,” wrote Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany.
“Ilhan Omar and Francesca Hong rally – registration and photo id required! Draconian for voting, required for socialist gatherings,” wrote Americans for Prosperity political development deputy director Matt Henkel.
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Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong. (Matthew Ludak for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Critics have argued that Hong has a history of expressing anti-White sentiments, with former X posts resurfacing in recent weeks.
“I ate two bites of my kid’s cheeseburger at a Culver’s in black river falls and told him they ran out of ice cream. Mostly just wanted to leave bc I was on the verge of a anxiety attack… to many old white people who didn’t think we spoke English,” she wrote in July 2019.
“2018- old white dude asks ‘where are you from?’ 2019- old white dude asks ‘what is your country of origin’ My ramen bar has become a customs kiosk,” Hong wrote in another post in May of the same year.
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“Police exist to uphold white supremacy. Defund then abolish. Reform can’t be an option. My heart breaks for the trauma the Blake family and their community continues to endure,” said Hong in October 2021.