Virginia Foxx, a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, posted a series of tweets on September 30 and October 1, 2025, addressing the potential for a government shutdown and criticizing Democratic Party positions.
On September 30, Foxx tweeted, “The Democrat Shutdown is Imminent.” Later that evening, she added another brief message: “Wow. https://t.co/uCHkscuXHv”
Continuing her commentary into the next day, Foxx wrote on October 1: “Remember their line of “People Over Politics”? Now it’s “Aliens Over Americans”. Wow. https://t.co/XdzS9GchtZ”
Foxx has represented North Carolina in Congress for several terms. She has consistently secured victories in general elections against Democratic opponents, including wins over Chuck Hubbard in 2024 (59.5% to 40.5%), 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 2014 (61% to 39%).
