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7-year-old tells GOP senator: Mexicans, PBS and parks matter


A 7-year-old boy drew applause and cheers when he, as they say, kept it real for Sen. Tom Cotton.

"Donald Trump makes Mexicans not important to people who are in Arkansas who like Mexicans, like me, like my grandma," Toby Smith said. "And he's deleting parks and PBS Kids just to make a wall."

"He shouldn't do that," Smith ended.

After Smith's mini speech, Cotton asked how old the boy was. "I'm almost 8, but I'm 7, Smith replied.

The exchange, reported by CNN and KATV, happened at a town hall held by the Arkansas Republican, where constituents angrily voiced their opinions to the senator.

#toby4president, indeed.