MA Lawmaker Reports Missing Record, Mariah Carey Comes To Rescue

BOSTON, MA — The holiday season is less than a week old, but apparently someone felt like it was better to receive than give, at least in the case of a Mariah Carey record owned by U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley.

But before a Grinch could strip the Democrat's Friday of all of its holiday cheer, an unexpected source came to the rescue.

Pressley, who represents Massachusetts’ 7th District, reported on Twitter Friday that someone had “borrowed” her Mariah Carey record without asking. The lawmaker asked in a very holiday way that the record be returned and if it was, there would be no questions asked.

But apparently, the missing record had Pressley miffed as she misspelled the Grammy-winning recording artist’s name wrong in a tweet that received a collection of replies — including one from Carey herself.

“This is a PSA or a warning depending on how you choose to take it,” Pressley wrote in the tweet Friday morning. “Whomever 'borrowed' my #MariahCare (sic) Christmas vinyl, return it. You can leave it at my office door, no questions asked.”

Pressley caught the misspelling herself and followed up a correction, citing her angst over the missing record as an excuse.

“Y'all got me so heated I'm posting typos #MariahCarey," Pressley tweeted.

Amidst the host of Twitter replies came this one from Carey, whose hit “All I Want For Christmas” tends to get a lot of play during the holiday season. Carey responded to the tweet which, as of Friday, had been re-tweeted nearly 200 times and had received more than 5,400 likes, saying she would be happy to replace the missing record. The tweet included emojis indicated that Carey had gotten a kick out of the lawmaker's social media request.

Pressley seemed to be caught off guard by the gesture from Carey and asked in a tweet if the musician was really who she said despite the tweet coming from Carey's verified Twitter account.

The Friday morning holiday Twitter exchange was filled with GIFs bearing the musician's image but also included a reply from one of Pressley's Washington colleagues, who seemed to have some fun with the missing music mystery.

Rep. Cheri Bustos, who represents Illinois' 7th Congressional district, inferred that she couldn't hear the Twitter conversation because the volume on a certain record was too loud. Pressley responded with an appropriate emoji.