{"id":2640414,"date":"2026-08-04T15:22:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/francesca-hong-backs-away-from-2020-white-supremacy-police-claim\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:24:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:24:40","slug":"francesca-hong-backs-away-from-2020-white-supremacy-police-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/francesca-hong-backs-away-from-2020-white-supremacy-police-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Francesca Hong backs away from 2020 &#8216;white supremacy&#8217; police claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrancesca-hong-backs-away-from-2020-white-supremacy-police-claim%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2640414&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong has shifted her stance on policing. While in 2020 she supported defunding the police and claimed that police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dcccs-new-senior-adviser-remains-on-parole-in-new-york\/\" title=\"DCCC\u2019s New Senior Adviser Remains on Parole in New York\">uphold white supremacy<\/a>, she now emphasizes the importance of addressing violent crime, providing law enforcement with necessary resources and training, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-no-charges-will-be-filed-against-officers-in-daniel-prude-case\/\" title=\"BREAKING: No Charges Will Be Filed Against Officers In Daniel Prude Case\">holding officers accountable<\/a>. Hong clarified that she no longer believes police exist solely to uphold white supremacy and opposes abolishing law enforcement. She advocates for comprehensive public safety measures, including investment in education, mental health, and local government, alongside police accountability. Her change in perspective stems from conversations with crime victims and marginalized communities over her six years in the state legislature.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\">Wisconsin<\/a> Democratic gubernatorial candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4672344\/wisconsin-candidate-francesca-hong-hasan-piker-milwaukee-rally\/\">Francesca Hong<\/a> distanced herself from past rhetoric on policing, saying she no longer believes police exist to uphold white supremacy and rejecting calls to abolish law enforcement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy views have only become stronger in that I\u2019m serious about public safety. And I will not abolish the police,\u201d Hong said on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oRA9yLCQOAs\"><em>Pod Save America <\/em>Podcast<\/a> Tuesday. \u201cMy views are that people are struggling right now and need basic needs met.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4674341\/francesca-hong-abolish-police-white-supremacy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Francesca Hong says \u2018no\u2019 to abolishing police, backs away from 2020 \u2018white supremacy\u2019 claim<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4674274\/steve-hilton-xavier-becerra-debate-california-governor-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Steve Hilton tries to pin Xavier Becerra down to debate in California governor\u2019s race<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4673775\/hong-dodges-question-cancel-thanksgiving-views-can-evolve\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hong dodges question on canceling Thanksgiving: \u2018Views can evolve\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hong said her focus is on addressing violent crime while ensuring police departments have adequate resources. \u201cI want to focus on stopping violent crime and giving law enforcement the resources and the training that they need. But ensure that we are also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >holding accountable law enforcement<\/a> that does not follow the law,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hong\u2019s comments mark a notable shift from positions she expressed in 2020, in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FrancescaHongWI\/status\/1297931960124416001?s=20\">post on X<\/a>, saying, \u201cI support defunding the police as a first step towards abolishing the police,\u201d after the shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I asked Hong about her 2020 post saying police should be abolished and \u201cexist to uphold white supremacy.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Her answer:  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ex9Bpyr9YC\">pic.twitter.com\/ex9Bpyr9YC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jonfavs\/status\/2084677509279563819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I support defunding the police as a first step towards abolishing the police.<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Blake is fighting for his life but he shouldn&#8217;t have to be. We must also fight for his life and get justice for all those harmed by state-sanctioned violence.<\/p>\n<p>Black Lives Matter<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Francesca Hong For Governor (@FrancescaHongWI) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FrancescaHongWI\/status\/1297931960124416001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked whether she still believes that claim, Hong said, \u201cno,\u201d noting that her change in perspective stemmed from her six years in the state legislature and conversations with crime victims and historically marginalized communities. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve had more conversations with people who are more directly connected to the problems, and have learned that, uh, it is most important for a public servant like myself, to make sure we\u2019re looking at sensible, practical solutions that will help keep communities safe,\u201d Hong said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4673775\/hong-dodges-question-cancel-thanksgiving-views-can-evolve\/\"><strong>HONG DODGES QUESTION ON CANCELING THANKSGIVING: \u2018VIEWS CAN EVOLVE\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hong argued that effective public safety extends beyond policing to include investments in schools, mental health resources, and local government. She said policymakers should ensure \u201cwe\u2019re funding our local governments, that we\u2019re bringing justice to victims,\u201d while also equipping law enforcement with adequate resources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat we need to do is make sure that all people all across Wisconsin have access to great public schools, out of school programs, mental health resources, and that we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/london-breed-on-boudin-criticizing-crime-measures-hes-white-and-didnt-grow-up-poor-doesnt-get-desire-to-be-safe\/\" title=\"London Breed on Boudin Criticizing Crime Measures: He&#039;s White and Didn&#039;t Grow Up Poor, Doesn&#039;t Get &#039;Desire to Be Safe&#039;\">hold law enforcement accountable<\/a>, but also provide them with the training that they need to help prevent crime and stop crime,\u201d Hong said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hong rejects police abolition, emphasizes public safety<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2640415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26206126002443-e1785864658419.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[83674,33274,50410,63525,32484],"class_list":["post-2640414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2020-police-claims","tag-civil-rights","tag-controversy-2","tag-francesca-hong","tag-white-supremacy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26206126002443-e1785864658419.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2640414"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2640418,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640414\/revisions\/2640418"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2640415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2640414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2640414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2640414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}