Virginia Foxx announces end of government shutdown and comments on behavior via social media

Virginia Foxx, U.S. representative for North Carolina%27s 5th congressional district (R) - Official U.S. House headshot
Virginia Foxx, U.S. representative for North Carolina%27s 5th congressional district (R) - Official U.S. House headshot
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Virginia Foxx, a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, posted a series of tweets on November 13, 2025, addressing the status of a government shutdown and commenting on unspecified behavior.

In her first tweet at 01:21 UTC, Foxx stated, “The Democrat government shutdown is HEREBY TERMINATED. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

Later that morning at 02:50 UTC, she posted another message: “Very bad behavior. https://t.co/nlMx8QSeRO” The tweet referenced an external link but did not provide further context in the text.

At 03:39 UTC, Foxx shared two additional links without accompanying commentary: “https://t.co/b4I7FJnXix https://t.co/g6XX887dg0”

Foxx has served as the representative for North Carolina’s 5th congressional district for several terms. In recent elections, she has consistently won re-election by significant margins. In the 2024 general election, she defeated Chuck Hubbard with approximately 59.5% of the vote to Hubbard’s 40.5%. She also secured victories against Kyle Parrish in 2022 (63.15% to 36.85%), David Brown in 2020 (66.9% to 31.1%), Denise D. Adams in 2018 (57% to 43%), Josh Brannon in both 2016 (58.4% to 41.6%) and Joshua Brannon again in 2014 (61% to 39%).



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