{"id":2020438,"date":"2026-06-30T19:51:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2020438"},"modified":"2026-06-30T19:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:51:28","slug":"rep-lauren-boebert-torches-rep-tom-kean-for-4-month-absence-due-to-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2020438","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Lauren Boebert Torches Rep. Tom Kean for 4 Month Absence Due to Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/99\/16by9\/2026\/06\/30\/99fe37a2f5754a0a8f2522dba19a7429_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink article--sponsor-internal sponsor-tmz-in-dc\">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Lauren Boebert to Tom Kean Jr.<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">So Sad You&#8217;re Sad, But Get to Work!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-06-30T12:51:28-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202606\"><br \/>\n                June 30, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            12:51 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-1ef2b0c35163b2e793d7fb3a37ac8db2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-363f5949-315b-4b80-8223-bbbc4508dcc9-1990609944-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2b\/16by9\/2026\/06\/30\/2b0ae54c34af440dbf8d175fa86a4cdc_md.jpg\" alt=\"lauren-boebert-kal-06-30-2026\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-363f5949-315b-4b80-8223-bbbc4508dcc9-1990609944-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">WHAT AN EMBARRASSMENT<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/2026-06-30-063026-lauren-boebert-2303260-031\/\">Video: Rep. Lauren Boebert Torches Rep. Tom Kean for 4 Month Absence Due to Depression<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ DC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-67aea1038c79318fd404f118669a9e66\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lauren-boebert\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Lauren Boebert<\/strong><\/a> isn&#8217;t exactly welcoming a fellow Republican back to Congress &#8230; rather, she&#8217;s skewering him for being MIA because he was depressed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ed790db0513c157b55d41f44f0c317a0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jacob-wasserman\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jacob<\/strong><\/a>got the Congresswoman from Colorado Tuesday on Capitol Hill, and she was incredulous that Congressman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/thomas-kean-jr\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Tom Kean<\/strong><\/a> finally ended his nearly 4-month sabbatical, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/30\/tom-kean-addresses-congress-absence\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>citing<\/strong><\/a> &#8220;depression.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-789f2c6d9c042374a110a18f24a4179d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-cfb66a2d-0a5f-4cc5-81ae-9979dd879550-51157743-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6e\/16by9\/2026\/06\/30\/6e17dbd27c5f44e9b29e955536f3e417_md.png\" alt=\"063026_tom_kean_jr_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-cfb66a2d-0a5f-4cc5-81ae-9979dd879550-51157743-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">BREAKING HIS SILENCE<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/tom-kean-jr-breaks-silence-on-absense-from-congress-06-30-2026\/\">Video: Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Speaks Out After Months-Long Disappearance From Congress<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1eae5f1ee96d7ee31dd85527b7e05c1b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Lauren had a different diagnosis, scoffing that Kean&#8217;s &#8220;case of the sads&#8221; is no excuse for abandoning the ship. Jacob mounted a challenge, saying depression is more than a case of the sads, but Boebert doubled down, saying he was an embarrassment and needed to toughen up.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b9b89854de22fdb888936c7dd855832a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Thing is &#8230; Kean is running for reelection, and Republicans need every seat to retain the House, but Boebert doesn&#8217;t care &#8230; she says if he&#8217;s too much of an eggshell to show up, she&#8217;s ok if he&#8217;s booted from Congress.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" 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