‘Totally Inappropriate’: Mom Blasts Congresswoman's Response to Son’s Letter
The backlash grew after Foxx told the fourth-grader his electric vehicle essay was propaganda and sent him links to six articles, his mother said.
- Congresswoman Virginia Foxx sent a scathing response to 10-year-old constituent Christian Mango, dismissing his persuasive essay on electric vehicles as "propaganda."
- Christian proposed a $5,000 federal tax rebate for electric vehicle purchases as part of a school assignment; Foxx rejected it, claiming subsidies benefit "mostly people with higher incomes who are able to purchase" new vehicles.
- In her response, Foxx attacked the student's teachers for "indoctrinating" him and directed Christian to read articles about the "disastrous record" of climate policies, warning that "2038 is only 12 years away and you and your classmates will be responsible for that debt."
- Emily Mango, the student's mother, called the response "disrespectful, hostile and unkind," telling local news that Foxx "crossed a line" when she "attacked a child and attacked teachers."
- Facing a re-election bid for a 12th term in North Carolina, the 82-year-old representative now faces calls to retire from critics, with challenger Chuck Hubbard positioning himself as an alternative.
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‘Totally inappropriate’: Mom blasts congresswoman's response to son’s letter
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I truly, earnestly find myself wondering on occasion why a politician or public figure would do something that can only possibly have negative results for them. Consider, for instance, the prospect of an 82-year-old MAGA congresswoman choosing to pick a fight with a 10-year-old student and his teacher, because she was apparently incensed that the kid chose to write her a letter on a very mildly liberal-coded topic. If you’re a member of Congress…
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