Republicans Are Trying To Distract Wisconsinites While Ripping Them Off

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1. Claim 1

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   “social media having said that uh thanksgiving ought to be canceled”

   Francesca Hong, a Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate, posted that Thanksgiving should be canceled.

   Hong was a candidate for Wisconsin governor, and contemporaneous reporting reproduced a social-media post reading, “Cancel Thanksgiving. Should have done this in 1621.” The post was from an earlier period, not a current proposal to abolish the holiday by government action.

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   • 1Francesca Hong was asked last night by Kaitlin Collins if she still believes Thanksgiving should be canceled. Her answer was not 'no.'↗

     BackgroundHong: I'm a chef, and one of the first meals that I made was for the community when I was 16 was a Thanksgiving meal.

   • 2Should Thanksgiving Be Canceled? Socialist Candidate Francesca Hong Can’t Give CNN a Straight Answer↗

     Supports"Cancel Thanksgiving. Should have done this in 1621," Hong posted.

   • 3Democrat Francesca Hong promises to be ‘wild card’ in Wisconsin governor’s race↗

     SupportsState Rep. Francesca Hong, who lives in the liberal capital city of Madison, is embracing her outsider status.

2. Claim 2

   Accurate97% confidence▶ 1:43

   “to voting in support of the tariffs.”

   Tom Tiffany voted in support of tariffs.

   The Associated Press reported that Tiffany reiterated his support for President Trump’s tariffs when he entered the Wisconsin governor’s race. This supports the transcript’s narrower claim that he supported tariffs.

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   • 1Trump loyalist US Rep. Tom Tiffany enters Wisconsin's open governor's race↗

     SupportsWhen asked about his abortion stance Tuesday, Tiffany said he stood by the current Wisconsin law that bans abortions after about five months of pregnancy. He also reiterated his support for Trump’s tariffs.

3. Claim 3

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   “from refusing to do anything about the Iran war”

   Tom Tiffany refused to do anything about the Iran war.

   The claim is misleading because Tiffany did take a public position on the Iran war and called for ending it. However, he also voted Nay on a House measure to roll back Trump’s war powers, which provides a factual basis for criticism of his congressional action.

   Omits: Tiffany publicly said that the war should end and that the United States should “wrap things up and come back home,” although he then voted against a House measure to roll back Trump’s war powers.

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   • 1Tom Tiffany says U.S. must end war with Iran just hours before voting to continue operations↗

     Refutes“Yeah, so that conflict continues. My position is it’s time to wrap up the war,” Tiffany said. “We have degraded Iran’s nuclear and military capability. Most of their ships are in the bottom of the sea, and we’ve largely degraded their nuclear capability. It’s time to wrap things up and come back home.”

   • 2Tom Tiffany says U.S. must end war with Iran just hours before voting to continue operations↗

     SupportsThe vote was 212-212, largely along party lines, and Tiffany voted Nay to the roll back.