As our own Warren Squire recently reported, Geraldo Rivera is dismissing the most radical positions of the Democratic Socialists running for office by arguing, "Their statements as kids were ridiculous. But that's not what they really are as grownups."
Statements as kids? Hong was sworn in to the Wisconsin State Assembly in January 2021, and a month later tweeted, "Abolish the Senate." But that was five years ago, when she was just a kid. She's since told Fox News that she doesn't want to abolish the Senate "at this time."
Here's Hong saying that she learned while trying to become a sports journalist that sometimes you have hot takes on Twitter and sometimes you have bad takes.
HONG: "I was actually trying to become a sports journalist when I first went to college so I learned you sometimes have bad takes on Twitter."
— Tiffany War Room (@TiffanyWarRoom) August 10, 2026
Francesca Hong was a full grown adult and member of the Wisconsin Assembly when she said she wanted to abolish the police and prisons. pic.twitter.com/7rIQjg2e3G
Trust me. I've served with her. All of her backpedaling is phony. She is as radical as her original quotes. Go pull up all of the WisEye video coverage of committee hearings she's in, like the Assembly Committee on Education. https://t.co/6lWvIy4Zo9
— Dittrich4WI (@Dittrich4WI) August 10, 2026
No mulligans!
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) August 11, 2026
When you go peak woke you can’t just run away from it. https://t.co/vGjGBGWyag
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She missed her true calling of writing pieces for The Athletic or ESPN about how problematic Caitlin Clark is for the WNBA https://t.co/R5TaR0u7PM
— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) August 11, 2026
This explains so many things https://t.co/ojZIm8d1UU
— Mauty480 (@Mauty480) August 11, 2026
Dang, we’re missing out on her scorching takes that Caitlin Clark is actually the worst guard in the league and a KKK member https://t.co/iHh6NR4rdo
— TSilkies (@Sharkurricane) August 11, 2026
“And I let my feelings out into the world”
— SteveAustinWI (@SteveAustinWI) August 11, 2026
Well, we’re glad you did because now we know where you stand. https://t.co/yA7CrepvdW
Somehow socialist Francesca Hong is not as far left as most of the people who actually went into sports writing https://t.co/RYX7gCHPmY
— Ian Miller (@ianmSC) August 11, 2026
It’s amazing how democrats can say they want to kill half the country and cancel Christmas only to say 10 minutes later that don’t “really” believe that anymore and the press is just all good with it. https://t.co/clu1hdPAIl
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) August 11, 2026
No excuses, Francesca. You can't say you were "just a kid". You were in the WI assembly when you made these socialist remarks. You meant them then, and still do. https://t.co/l1whyYKhNS
— Judi Pool (@PoolJudi) August 10, 2026
DSA is literally so desperate for power they will say anything.
— Mimzy Borogroves No DM's (@MBorogroves) August 11, 2026
I love all these woke lunatics now trying to backtrack. In reality, their positions have not changed. Only thing that changed is they know they can’t win an election if they tell the truth
— Politics2026 (@politicgonewrng) August 11, 2026
"Cancel Thanksgiving" was a bad take from way back in 2020 when she was just a kid dreaming of writing woke sports coverage. In 2026, she loves Thanksgiving and calls it her favorite holiday. See?
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