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Bill Maher slams Wisconsin candidate Hong’s ‘whiteness’ remarks

8/11/2026

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Comedian Bill Maher attacked Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong on Real Time, condemning her 2021 comment that her biracial son’s “proximity to whiteness” is always on her mind.
Maher said Democrats must stop treating “whiteness” as a disease, adding the focus harms Democratic voters.
He also cited Hong’s 2020 post to cancel Thanksgiving, noting she now says she loves the holiday.

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Comedian Bill Maher attacked Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong on Real Time, condemning her 2021 comment that her biracial son’s “proximity to whiteness” is always on her mind.
Maher said Democrats must stop treating “whiteness” as a disease, adding the focus harms Democratic voters.
He also cited Hong’s 2020 post to cancel Thanksgiving, noting she now says she loves the holiday.