Thanedar criticizes Vance’s “dirtier” statement
U.S. representative for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District, writing on X.
“Being married to an Indian while claiming that immigrants like her make our country ‘dirtier’ is all the proof you need that the Vice President is a shameless hack who believes in nothing and just says whatever he thinks is in the best interest of his political career.”
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Was JD Vance right to call America “dirtier”?
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Shri Thanedar responds to Vance’s “dirtier” statement (opens in a new tab)Post 2098429916505059561, displayed timestamp 11:14 AM · Sep 11, 2026.
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Direct response to JD Vance’s September 10 convention speech.
Before the quotation
Vance had said at the Republican midterm convention that the country was becoming “dirtier and poorer and less safe and less prosperous.”
After the quotation
Thanedar’s post quotes a clip of Vance’s statement and states his interpretation of its meaning.
How this statement is classified
Thanedar directly denounced Vance in response to the statement, calling him a “shameless hack.” The record attributes his interpretation of Vance’s words to him.
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