May 14, 2026 10:23 AM UTC

At Least She's Not Your Kid-Bashing Congresswoman

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• by: Colorado Pols

“At Least They’re Not Your Legislator…” is one of our longest-running features here at Colorado Pols, in which we celebrate the fact that readers can be glad that some bonkers/criminal/disgusting elected official is not representing them.

Today we turn our sights to North Carolina and the wandering eyes of 82-year-old Republican Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, who never seems to miss an opportunity to do something awful. As Justin Parmenter explains for The Charlotte Observer:

Recently, a student named Christian reached out to Rep. Foxx as part of a school assignment. He used his voice to suggest a $5,000 tax rebate for electric vehicles. It was a straightforward exercise in civic communication, the kind of project meant to show a child that if they learn to articulate their thoughts clearly, their leaders will take them seriously.

But instead of a professional exchange, Christian received a masterclass in congressional condescension.

In a signed letter dated May 1, 2026, Foxx did not just explain her fiscal opposition to the rebate. She took a sharp, unprovoked turn into attacking the child’s school and his future. After lecturing a fifth grader on the national debt and telling him that he and his classmates would be responsible for “economic failure and bankruptcy,” she turned her sights on his teachers.

“Incidentally,” Foxx wrote, “please ask your teacher to explain propaganda to you”. She went on to tell the child that her “guess” was that his teachers would not give him a good educational experience because they are “too interested in indoctrinating” him.

It is no secret that Foxx is a cantankerous asshole, but ripping into a fourth-grader for proposing something she opposes is about as low as it gets. The mother of the 10-year-old boy posted the full response from Foxx on Instgram, which we are happy to share below.

“Please follow me on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter” you stupid kid.

This reminds us of an incident from 2017 that we revealed — which subsequently went viral — in which former Republican State Sen. Vicki Marble spewed a bunch of inappropriate and racist comments while speaking to a group of Cub Scouts.

If you don’t have the good sense to be kind and respectful TO CHILDREN, then it’s probably time to find another line of work.