{"id":2643025,"date":"2026-08-11T08:37:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T12:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignfrancesca-hongs-dsa-spurns-what-my-korean-war-vet-grandfather-sacrificed-to-give-her\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T08:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T12:47:17","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignfrancesca-hongs-dsa-spurns-what-my-korean-war-vet-grandfather-sacrificed-to-give-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignfrancesca-hongs-dsa-spurns-what-my-korean-war-vet-grandfather-sacrificed-to-give-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong\u2019s DSA Campaign Spurns What My Grandfather Sacrificed To Give Her"},"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\">22<\/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%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignfrancesca-hongs-dsa-spurns-what-my-korean-war-vet-grandfather-sacrificed-to-give-her%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=2643025&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>The article criticizes Francesca Hong, a Wisconsin politician, for her Marxist-inspired policies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pollak-five-key-points-from-ketanji-brown-jacksons-tough-day-in-the-senate\/\" title=\"Pollak: Five Key Points from Ketanji Brown Jackson&#039;s Tough Day in the Senate\">radical political views<\/a>, including plans for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >government-controlled grocery stores<\/a>, abolition of ICE and police, and extensive social welfare programs. It portrays her as opposed to American values, contrasting her background as the daughter of South Korean immigrants who grew up in Milwaukee and served in the State Assembly, with her current socialist stance. The author emphasizes her opposition to the legacy of her grandfather, a Korean War veteran who fought against communism, suggesting HongS policies undermine the American opportunities and freedoms that her family benefited from. The piece frames Hong as an authoritarian advocate for the destruction of American constitutional foundations and aligns her with radical groups and figures calling for the dismantling of customary government institutions, contrasting her actions with her family&#8217;s patriotism and the sacrifices made by previous generations.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Francesca Hong\u2019s campaign reveals her true hatred for American culture. She <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/greg_price11\/status\/2084370147641299223?s=12\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/greg_price11\/status\/2084370147641299223?s=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">struggled<\/a> with having a half-white, half-Korean son because it put her in \u201cproximity to whiteness.\u201d She helped incite aggressive protests against law enforcement, even after a knife-wielding man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/madison-wisconsin-police-fatal-shooting-rcna588818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">injured<\/a> a cop in her own city. She <a href=\"https:\/\/francescahong.com\/policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wants<\/a> to implement communist-style government-run grocery stores, abolish ICE and the police, and bashes the service industry for being a racist institution founded on white supremacy. The list of Marxist-adjacent policies she wishes to implement as Wisconsin governor goes on and on: Universal childcare, an anti-business Worker\u2019s Bill of Rights, breaking up agricultural companies, and overturning Act 10. And, of course, she advocates for transgender rights and wants to \u201cFree Palestine.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Fourteen years before <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2026\/06\/01\/meet-democrats-new-socialist-frontrunner-vying-to-become-midwestern-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hong<\/a> decided to run for Wisconsin\u2019s highest political office, my grandfather, a Korean War vet and Wisconsin native, passed away from a severe case of Alzheimer\u2019s. I was young when he died, and the few memories I have are when his mind started\u00a0 to fade. My mom played violin music to help him remember\u00a0because it was something he loved as a young boy in the 1930s. I shared cookies with him while sitting outside in the garden at his assisted living facility. He didn\u2019t know who I was, but he was happy to have company while we munched on oatmeal raisin cookies. <\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of his life, his Alzheimer\u2019s and PTSD made communication difficult. While serving in the Korean War, he executed dangerous missions overseas, often slipping behind enemy lines. He never talked about his war-time experiences with my mother or grandmother, but before he passed, he shared a little: tearfully recounting how he heard his fellow soldiers shot or crushed by enemy tanks while they hid. He couldn\u2019t move or make a sound for fear of discovery.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<div>\n<p>         <span>Image Credit<\/span>Photo Courtesy of Brooke Brandtjen       <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My mother often told me he was proud to serve his country. He helped bring democracy to South Korea and contained\u00a0 Soviet-backed communist threats in the North. He enjoyed going to Japan, where he bought a set of gilded china for my grandmother and a pair of chopsticks that he taught me to use when I was three. After leaving the service, he and his brother ran a machine shop in Milwaukee, he got married, and had three beautiful daughters. His army rucksack, emblazoned with his name, and two American flags hung proudly over his garage door. Despite his patriotism for the war effort, he struggled with the trauma of his experiences for the rest of his life \u2014 haunted by the horrors he saw. <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<div>\n<p>         <span>Image Credit<\/span>Photo Courtesy of Brooke Brandtjen       <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Francesca Hong\u2019s parents immigrated from South Korea in the 1980s, 30 years after my grandfather fought there. Unlike her ancestors, Hong\u00a0 grew up in the incredible city of Madison, Wisconsin where she lived out the American Dream. She got married, had a son, and opened a small business working as a chef. In 2020, she ran for a State Assembly \u2014 affording her the opportunity to represent the virtues and values of America. <\/p>\n<p>Why, then, did Hong decide this land of opportunity needs to be torn apart? Why has she chosen to squander the gift of American excellence bestowed on her and her family by joining the Democratic Socialists of America? <\/p>\n<p>The DSA\u2019s current platform <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/2081392889452486686?s=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">includes<\/a> the abolition of the Senate, Presidency, and Supreme Court, as well as defunding the Pentagon \u2014 the nation\u2019s first line of national defense. DSA leaders continue to call for mass amnesty and open borders for illegal immigrants, the abolition of criminals in prisons, a wealth tax for the biggest earners in our society and Medicare for all. As a member of the DSA, Hong joins a list of\u00a0 radical figures like Ilhan Omar, Omar Fateh, and Hasan Piker, who famously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/entertainment\/tv\/current-affairs\/leftwing-streamer-hasan-piker-defends-murder-them-comments-in-abc-interview\/news-story\/329925e5657c85eb1dbfa6bcf8b030c2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proclaimed<\/a>: \u201cLet the streets soak in their f*cking red capitalist blood.\u201d She aligned herself with radicals who have <a href=\"https:\/\/ritchietorres.house.gov\/congressman-ritchie-torres-writes-to-executives-at-twitch-and-amazon-hasan-piker-is-dangerous\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defended<\/a> terrorist attacks. As a member of the DSA, by default she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DSA_Watch\/status\/2085030652445917640?s=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">supports<\/a> the destruction of America\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-hoft-from-tgp-presents-at-transform-washington-on-january-6-web-conference-video\/\" title=\"Joe Hoft from TGP Presents at \u201cTransform Washington on January 6... Web conference (VIDEO)\">constitutional government<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Hong is not a public servant \u2014 she\u2019s an authoritarian whose socialist political platforms are a direct betrayal of what my grandfather fought for in Korea. He served and suffered to protect the world from the threat of Communism, to defend the west and bring peace to Korea. Instead of being grateful for the sacrifice of over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unc.mil\/Organization\/Contributors\/United-States\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1.78 million Americans<\/a>, and the gift of growing up in the freedom and prosperity of the U.S,\u00a0Hong is trying to destroy their legacy. Francesca Hong advocates to abolish the very systems of government that granted her family an opportunity in this country. Hong is wrong \u2013 and the people of Wisconsin will see right through her.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Brooke Brandtjen is a writer and journalist from Wisconsin who focuses primarily on culture, politics, and religion. She is extremely passionate about the arts and history, and is honored to write for a variety of distinguished publications.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hong\u2019s campaign exposes her anti-American stance and radical policies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3727,"featured_media":2643026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-10-at-17.18.40-scaled.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[83968,83967,40146],"class_list":["post-2643025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-family-sacrifice","tag-hongs-dsa-campaign","tag-political-activism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-10-at-17.18.40-scaled.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643025","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\/3727"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2643025"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2643039,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643025\/revisions\/2643039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2643026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2643025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2643025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2643025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}