Whether or not the kid was enticed by his mom/parents is irrelevant.  It's good to see such a young person involved with current events and elected officials.  He'll learn a lot from this incident, inclusive of how he was influenced and how his mom is responding.  He won't be some brain-dead robot, raised on hours of gaming.  

Ever since my son was a toddler I exposed him to everything I could: politics, religion, history, science, math, athletics, nature, etc.  He's a well rounded young man who has formed his own opinions of his world independent of his father and what others tell him.