Mother Slams NC Rep. Virginia Foxx for Response to 10-Year-Old Son's Essay
The congresswoman’s reply criticized the boy’s teacher and cited national debt concerns, prompting his mother to call it a line-crossing response and seek an apology.
- U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx responded to 10-year-old constituent Christian Mango's letter requesting a $5,000 electric vehicle tax rebate, criticizing the request and attacking the student's teacher.
- Canterbury School student Mango chose the topic for a class assignment, advocating for the rebate while citing environmental benefits of electric vehicles.
- Foxx's letter argued the rebate would take "money out of the pockets of hardworking people" and claimed the teacher was "too interested in indoctrinating" students, asking the boy to learn about "propaganda."
- Emily Mango, the student's mother, blasted the response as "horrific" and "reprehensible" on social media, demanding an apology and stating Foxx "crossed a line" by attacking a child and teachers.
- Fox8 in Greensboro contacted Foxx's office to ask whether the congresswoman wrote the letter and if she plans to apologize, but the office has not yet responded.
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MAGA Rep upbraids 10-year-old for asking about electric cars — and gets slammed in return
A MAGA Representative upbraided a 10-year-old for asking her about electric vehicle subsidies for a class assignment, and got mocked by political analysts and observers in return. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), 82, recently received a letter from a fourth grader asking about a $5,000 tax rebate for new ...
No One Could Have Predicted Republican Rep’s Response After Fourth Grader Sends Letter
A Greensboro, North Carolina boy sat down in class, picked up a pencil, and did exactly what his teacher asked — write a persuasive essay and mail it to someone with the power to act on it. What came back in the envelope weeks later was something no fourth-grade classroom was prepared for. Christian Mango,...
Boy, 10, sent persuasive essay to his Republican congresswoman — who accused his teacher of ‘indoctrinating’ in scathing response
Christian Mango, 10, penned the letter to Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) on the benefits of e-vehicles, and suggested doling out a $5,000 tax rebate to electric vehicle owners.
Mother of Fourth Grader Shocked by ‘Horrific’ Letter From MAGA Congresswoman To Son: ‘You Attacked a Child’
Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) responded to a letter from a fourth grader by telling him he had been propagandized by a teacher who is “indoctrinating you.” That teacher assigned Christian Mango, a 10-year-old from Greensboro, North Carolina, and his classmates, to write a persuasive essay and send it to someone in a position to act on the request. In an interview with Fox 8 in Greensboro on Monday, Christian expl…
Senior GOP lawmaker 'brutally' unloads on 10-year-old with attack on his teacher
January 6 attacker Stephen Horn praised an octogenarian lawmaker’s "brutal" takedown of a 10-year-old arguing in favor of EV subsidies.“A letter attributed to Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) brutally explains the reality of government spending to a 10-year-old who sent in a letter supporting a $5,000 tax rebate for electric vehicles,” Horn posted on X. Canterbury School student Christian Mango was told to choose a topic to send to political representa…
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