Virginia Foxx, a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, posted a series of tweets on October 16, 2025, criticizing an unnamed political figure for voting multiple times to shut down the government.
In her first post at 03:16 UTC, Foxx shared a brief reaction: ” https://t.co/YndB6pj6BU”. Later that day at 16:25 UTC, she addressed the recipient directly, stating, “You voted 10 times to shut the government down. Take a hike, you absolute clown. https://t.co/AQBJhFqUTV”. Shortly after, at 16:30 UTC, she reiterated her criticism with a similar message: “You voted 10 times to shut the government down. https://t.co/swpALneEy7”.
Virginia Foxx has served as the U.S. Representative for North Carolina’s 5th congressional district since 2005. She has maintained her seat through several election cycles, defeating Chuck Hubbard in 2024 with 59.5% of the vote, Kyle Parrish in 2022 with 63.15%, David Brown in 2020 with 66.9%, Denise D. Adams in 2018 with 57%, Josh Brannon in 2016 with 58.4%, and Joshua Brannon again in 2014 with 61%.
