"Foul, dirty, and obscene": Utah Governor Spencer Cox goes viral after sharing a constituent's angry demand

Salt Lake City, Utah – Utah Governor Spencer Cox has apparently received a very strange demand from an angry constituent.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox received a letter from an angry constituent demanding he change his last name.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox received a letter from an angry constituent demanding he change his last name.  © Wikimedia Commons / Utah Reps

A viral exchange between Utah's Republican governor and an angry constituent is lighting up Twitter.

It all began when Cox shared an image of a letter signed by a "very concerned citizen."

The writer apparently had an issue with Cox's last name, saying, "I do not know if you know this, but when people say your surname it sounds like the word c***. It's obscene!"

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"Because of your reluctance to change your foul, dirty, and obscene surname myself and thousands of other Utahns will be sitting in protest, not standing, until you change your heinous surname to something less offensive. This is a social justice issue and we will not be denied basic human decency!" the letter continued.

The writer then threatened to demand a recall should his demand not be met, adding, "This is not a communist dictatorship. THIS IS THE GREAT STATE OF UTAH!"

Apparently baffled, Cox tweeted in response, "Really grateful for the criticism and constructive feedback I get from constituents that demand I ... *checks notes* ... change my name?"

Many Twitter users naturally assumed the letter was a joke, but Cox seems to believe otherwise. In a separate tweet, he explained, "My constituent affairs director (the guy that sees all the letters and phone calls) thinks it’s serious."

Regardless whether the letter was intended as a joke, everyone can surely agree it was pretty ballsy.

Cover photo: Wikimedia Commons / Utah Reps

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