{"id":2435141,"date":"2025-05-15T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/solid-gold-watch-shri-thanedar-implode-as-he-cant-name-5-parts-of-his-own-district\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:01:06","slug":"solid-gold-watch-shri-thanedar-implode-as-he-cant-name-5-parts-of-his-own-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/solid-gold-watch-shri-thanedar-implode-as-he-cant-name-5-parts-of-his-own-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Solid Gold: Watch Shri Thanedar Implode as He Can&#8217;t Name 5 Parts of His Own District"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsolid-gold-watch-shri-thanedar-implode-as-he-cant-name-5-parts-of-his-own-district%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2435141&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent interview, michigan Democratic Representative Shri thanedar faced criticism for his lack of knowledge about his district, especially when he struggled to name the five cities that make up his constituency in Gross Pointe. The interview, conducted by investigative journalist Charlie LeDuff, occurred during an impeachment town hall where Thanedar discussed his recent introduction of articles of impeachment against former President Donald Trump, citing several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rights-group-files-first-lawsuit-against-hospitals-denying-transplants-to-unvaccinated-patients\/\" title=\"Rights Group Files First Lawsuit Against Hospitals Denying Transplants to Unvaccinated Patients\">alleged constitutional violations<\/a>.However, when LeDuff posed a straightforward question about his district, Thanedar hesitated and deflected, stating he wasn&#8217;t there to take a quiz. This moment has raised questions about his connection to the community he claims to represent, especially given that he is not originally from Michigan or the United States. Critics are now questioning whether Thanedar is genuinely committed to serving his constituents or merely acting as a placeholder within the Democratic Party.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Michigan Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar says he&rsquo;s working for the people; the only problem is that he doesn&rsquo;t know who those people are or&nbsp;<em>where&nbsp;<\/em>they are.<\/p>\n<p>Investigative journalist Charlie LeDuff caught up with Thanedar last weekend, posting his interview with the congressman to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thanedar.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/congressman-shri-thanedar-introduces-articles-of-impeachment-against-president-donald-j-trump-for-high-crimes-and-misdemeanors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On April 28th<\/a>, Thanedar became something of a household name after he introduced articles of impeachment against President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-lands-another-one-german-co-moving-manufacturing-us-pouring-money-1-5-billion-american-project-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His office made a press release outlining seven constitutional violations Trump has allegedly committed including obstruction of justice and violating the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>LeDuff and Thanedar spoke at the latter&rsquo;s impeachment town hall where LeDuff asked him a number of questions ranging from his impeachment filing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grave-and-statue-of-economist-adam-smith-flagged-for-slavery-and-colonialism-in-scotland\/\" title=\"Grave And Statue Of Economist Adam Smith Flagged For \u2018Slavery And Colonialism\u2019 In Scotland\">alleged connections<\/a> to animal abuse.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The journalist asked Thanedar one question &mdash; and by no means a &ldquo;gotcha&rdquo; question &mdash; about his district, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-trashes-trump-hours-called-onstage-thanked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan<\/a>&lsquo;s District 13 which includes Gross Pointe or, precisely, Gross Pointe Park, Gross Pointe Farms, Gross Pointe Woods, Gross Pointe City, and Gross Pointe Shores.<\/p>\n<p>LeDuff asked Thanedar to name them. That&rsquo;s it. That was the question.<\/p>\n<p>In an embarrassing moment, to say the least, Thanedar blanked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congressman Shri Thanedar impeaches Donald J. Trump.<br \/> But first, he impeaches himself.<br \/> Watch. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eSksfr8dri\">https:\/\/t.co\/eSksfr8dri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie LeDuff (@Charlieleduff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Charlieleduff\/status\/1922703655662244075?\">May 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What are the five Gross Pointe cities?&rdquo; LeDuff asked.<\/p>\n<p>Thanedar, surprisingly caught off guard by this simple question about his district, said, &ldquo;Well, look, I&rsquo;m not here to answer a quiz.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m here to say that I&rsquo;m going to fight for the people of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-like-bomb-explosion-rocks-detroit-apartment-building-ignites-blaze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Detroit<\/a>. I&rsquo;m going to fight for my constituents,&rdquo; he added, flimsily trying to recover.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s an odd thing for Thanedar to tell LeDuff he&rsquo;s fighting for these people considering he doesn&rsquo;t even know the first thing about them.<\/p>\n<p>Thanedar is neither a native Michigander nor American (he was born in India), but that&rsquo;s hardly an excuse as other members of congress do not hail from their districts but could surely tell you the basics about it.<\/p>\n<p>Thanedar&rsquo;s ignorance brings into question his allegiance. Is he really working for his constituents? Or is he another operative of the Democratic machine?<\/p>\n<p>The two are not mutually exclusive, obviously. The more salient question would be who he worries about pleasing when <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >making politically calculated decisions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Thanedar thought drawing a blank would make him more relatable to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kristi-noem-says-house-democrats-committed-felonies-ice-detention-facility-must-punished\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Democrat<\/a> supporters who are known to prop up mentally dull, old men who can&rsquo;t recall basic facts about their job.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden comes to mind.<\/p>\n<p>Thanedar has only been in Congress for two years, and it shouldn&rsquo;t be for much longer than that if his constituents see this.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Shri Thanedar claims to be serving the people, but he seems unaware of who they are or where they reside. Investigative journalist Charlie LeDuff interviewed Thanedar last weekend and shared the conversation on social media platform X on Wednesday. Thanedar gained significant attention on April 28th when he filed articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, citing seven constitutional violations including obstruction of justice and First Amendment breaches in a press release from his office. During a town hall focused on impeachment, LeDuff posed various questions to Thanedar, including inquiries about his district&#8217;s demographics and alleged animal abuse connections.<\/p>\n<p>LeDuff asked him to name the five cities that make up Gross Pointe in Michigan&#8217;s District 13-Gross Pointe Park, Gross Pointe Farms, Gross Pointe Woods, Gross Pointe City, and Gross Pointe Shores-but Thanedar struggled to respond. He dismissed the question as a quiz and emphasized his commitment to fighting for Detroit residents without demonstrating knowledge about them.<\/p>\n<p>Thanedar is not originally from Michigan or even America (he was born in India), which raises questions about his connection with constituents compared to other Congress members who may not be locals but still understand their districts well. His lack of awareness casts doubt on whether he genuinely represents his constituents or is merely another figure within the Democratic establishment. The more pressing concern is whose approval he prioritizes when making political decisions; perhaps he believes that appearing forgetful will resonate with Democrat supporters who often back less competent candidates like former President Joe Biden. Having only served two years in Congress so far, it remains uncertain how much longer Thanedar will hold office if this continues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2435142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shri.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32133,55314,36451,42157,54532],"class_list":["post-2435141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-current-events","tag-district-knowledge","tag-local-governance","tag-political-gaffe","tag-shri-thanedar"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shri.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2435141"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2435145,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435141\/revisions\/2435145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2435142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2435141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2435141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2435141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}