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He & Festerman both! Two weak links who just need to man up. Poor weak, fragile, whiny MAGAT snowflakes!

Well. Being a repugnantcan in Congress must be pretty depressing.🤔

That's so depressing....that he lived. Fuck these assholes.

So Americans diagnosed with depression and formerly receiving Medicaid, should deal with it according to Kean while he receives months of mental health treatment according to his ins benefits. Unless there is fraud, every Amer shld have the same medical attention as elected pub servants.

Was he depressed because he is a part of the GOP screwing over the country & enabling a criminal president? Inquiring minds would like to know.

Under FMLA he could get 60 days unpaid leave but I bet he took a paycheck

Clear definition of HYPOCRISY. CLEAR.

“For me but not for thou”

I think he went through conversion therapy

Being a republican won't help.

Until congressmen and women face the same healthcare expense challenges that the rest of us face, there will be no reform. They get the best care and are beneficiaries of health insurance lobbying largess.

on the one hand I hope he is recovering and on the other hand: he has the best health insurance that tax payers flip the bill for. It's time he and so many other members of Congress recognize the inequity and reality of it.

"Healthcare for all... who can afford it."

Like Republicans generally, he believes that if you've got the money, the healthcare system should have the time for you. Otherwise, if you are depressed, Republicans recommend that you jump off a bridge.

It's about time our society addressed the growing mental health crisis in our Nazi community. I guess shredding the US constitution and supporting the most criminal chief executive in the history of Western Democracy is stressful.

*trading

GOP jerk goes into mental hospital-unit for treatment-I assume using US Taxpayer paid Health Insurance WHILE denying other Americans same ability for Physical-Mental care. WHAT a selfish, corrupt turd. GOP, don't spout lies about hospitals admitting all without means to pay-THAT is utter GOP 💩

It makes me depressed that this guy didn't turn out to be dead.

New Jersey recall this man. He is not been representing you... GoP are filled with mentally ill ppl.

That doesn’t excuse going AWOL, on the taxpayers dime. He did find the time and energy to trade securities for personal gain — so, there’s that. Public service? Not so much. Laws need to change so that elected officials can be recalled if they are not delivering on the job reqs.

A Republican House representative suffering from depression as his Party looks down the mid-terms barrel. Not completely unexpected.

for me, but not for thee

'Socialized health care for me, but none for thee' Always the way with these privileged assholes.

Depression so bad you need to be hospitalized for months? Yeah, I’m not buying that.

Must have been VERY serious depression for him to be hospitalised. VERY SERIOUS! Hope he appreciated his tax payer funded Senators Healthcare cover, the sort of cover he voted to deny his constituents!🤬🤮

Asshole.

I live in Hunterdon. If election was tomorrow, he’d be voted back in. Simple folk around here…

Depression, right? I get it. Let's hope he is a changed man.

But you cut benefits for someone else who needed Medicaid to get the help they need. Any self awareness here?

We're all depressed under this regime!

If hospitalized for Major Depressive Disorder then he was very ill indeed.

Wonder why he was depressed? Maybe causing other people harm isn’t healthy.

I don’t know why they won’t just admit that he is suffering from addiction, unless the addiction he’s suffering from is one that’s “unacceptable” (i.e., kinks, not drinks). Anyway, I hope he gets clobbered in November and gets himself some good help.

If Republicans didn't have hypocrisy, they wouldn't have any principles at all.

Every fucking one of them sucks as a human.

He’s underselling it, I’m sure.

“Healthcare for me, not for thee.”

Well, the speech was surprising in that admitting mental health issues is probably much harder for Republicans. Regardless of his politics, I am glad he said what he did. It may help people of his party admit they need help.

Congress and staff: Choose:gold-level ACA policy. Fed subsidies [taxpayer] cover 72% cost of premiums. Pay approx. 28% premiums through pre-tax payroll deductions. Free/low-cost care through the Office of the Attending Physician. Free outpatient care:military facilities in the D.C. area. (Snopes)

Wait, isn’t he a rep for a district in New Jersey? San Francisco sounds like he was on extended vacation (ahem treatment) where nobody would recognize him.

…fully paid healthcare for me, but not for thee…😢

He's very depressed about his voting record.

If it wasn’t for bad faith they’d have no faith at all

Vote his ass out

He should have resigned when he was taken out of commission by depression (as reported) or whatever. He failed to serve his constituents, and failed to act responsibly. I can sympathize with depression, but not with irresponsible acts.

He did right by staying in the hospital. Now he should concentrate on himself, and his family. Obviously being in government would not be good.

The depressed folks have been saying this for years and years. But like...they still go to work. Did he get committed?

Psychosis is much more common than most realize--depression with delusions, paranoia and even hallucinations. Very frightening for the family, even if the patient is not a danger to themselves or others, and thus loved ones may be instrumental to the patient being hospitalized.

Guessing that at least half of the absence was due to his inept advisors trying to come up with a viable excuse that wouldn't raise the scorn of MAGA. Or get him primaried (he ran unopposed for GOP nomination - election was 3 weeks ago).

Hooman has bipolar disorder (curious if he should admit that, but if it helps combat stereotypes, ok), but yeah.... they dont hold you that long for nothing. Been through it. Its the only reason I'm not wishing this man ill willl.

Given he’s a Republican, psychosis is not out of the question.

Oh yes. It takes a long time to deal with withdrawal from certain pharmaceutical medications, as well as dual diagnosis( addiction w/ mental health dx).

And it doesn’t have to be a drug addiction - probably a sex addiction - is he in the Ep Files do we know?

I think this is the more likely reason and it's still a very long hospitalization unless he has the money for private pay.

They don't even hold people that long for suicidality. Psychosis does not necessarily result in hospitalization. Most people with psychosis are not considered a threat to themselves or others.

Now he knows how a majority of Americans feel…..

Lots of people with depression struggle mightily with the norm of logical consistency; hell, no one is immune.

Omg another fetterman

I would not wish that horrible illness on anybody.

The correct take here is that Kean is a hypocrite for helping to gut health care in this country while taking advantage of Congress' superior medical insurance, not that he's faking his illness. Many people with depression, anxiety, etc., need significant time to address their illness.

I wonder if anyone who was affected by the Medicaid cut he helped to advance, will be able to "stay" in the hospital for the depression he may have helped cause. You're usually sent home same day after an operation; yet you stay in the hospital for depression. It's a different world.

Hmmm, government subsidized healthcare extends through mental health even … for US lawmakers anyway. Too bad about his constituents.

I think a lot of house Republicans have big time depression. That answers Trump following.

no shit. He would be fired in the real world

I’m actually fine with Republican elected officials not showing up to work and not casting votes.

there is no Republican Party. it died when it was hijacked in 2016. Now that it's maga they fight for big gov over small gov, billionaires over the working class. 😳 Crazy they don't see the party no longer exists

Yep. Golden healthcare for him. Probably had pet therapy dogs too. Regime change november

🤮🤮🤮🤮

I suppose anyone would be supper bummed after having to fight what little of your own conscience is left.

How many people would be able to keep their jobs after months long unexplained absences?

During his 4-mo absence "Kean missed more than 140 votes... "...Only former members Marjorie Taylor Greene- Georgia & Doug LaMalfa-California, have voted less. Greene *resigned in January, the same month LaMalfa *died." Not dead; not quit. www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/06/all-...

I hope he paid tribute to his privilege...

Still impressive that he's in either and still able to put money on some insider trading information.

Oh and he got paid the whole fucking time he was off!!

I'd be depressed to if I had to go out and lie to my constituents on a daily basis for a performative arts party.

He also made $190,000 off stock trades during his depression hiatus.

Resign? Nope, not a rethuglicon

Healthcare for me, not thee.

Now do Mitch McConnell.

But the hospital had stock trading privileges so it’s fine.

Baloney.

Who wouldn't be depressed? He is the party of felons, rapists, pedophiles, racists -- why not run on that?

As much as I'm not a fan of Fetterman these days, he was much more open about his issue with depression. And I don't believe he traded stocks while he was recovering either. Kean doesn't represent me in NJ, but I hope his district thinks twice about voting him back into office.

Nice lil vacay tom? Am i allowed to say f your feelings here??

So depressed, but still somehow managed to line his pockets. I just can’t with these clowns!

Will this change his future votes? Tom Kean Jr. had the medical coverage he needed while he was off work for depression. Many New Jerseyans live with depression every day without that same security, while he supported cuts to Medicaid. That is the hypocrisy. Vote accordingly.

“same guy” All Republicans 😡

Depression is what he gives me, for paying his wage to be in Congress while he trades stocks to make tons of money.

Another mentally ill repugnican

That might depress some...

And you he has healthcare paid for by taxpayers

I'm curious to see his wrists.

“Feel for me…not for thee.”

Stay tuned you know there is more to this story there always is.

Was he always this weird?

To fucking bad we here in America really don’t care you have health insurance we pay for it . while you help take the American people’s insurance away.poor little white boy like Americans are not depressed because of asses like you . Fuck you

Now he should not be able to use his health care to just show him what his vote has done for OUR COUNTRY

They want sympathy for the devil.

Must be nice to have a job and insurance coverage that lets you take months off and pays for your care.

Dude was in rehab.

How many times did he vote to take away healthcare from others? Inquiring minds want to know.

Imagine being able you take a month off for depression and not fear for your job of finances … must be fucking nice

If I had a hand in denying healthcare for hundreds of thousands of Americans I would probably be depressed about it.

He's depressed for being called out

He should have resigned

Catch his reflection did he?! Legislating can be a real bitch.

HE NEEDS TO RESIGN AND GET A JOB THAT HE CAN DO AND GET OFF THE TAXPAYER TIT....and if he can't cut it in the real world with an employer who doesn't allow him to get away with hiding in a closet, oh well. WE DO IT EVERYDAY in the real world. Resign, get a job that you must show up for. Period.

Fidiots without dignity.

How do you think the whole country feels about now?

How nice for HIM that he could get the help he needed. So “Christian”of him to make sure the rest of don’t have the same opportunity. 🖕🏻

Supporting the OBBB is enough to make anyone depressed. If you had a conscience. Evidence suggests that didn’t apply in his case though. Didn’t seem more depressed than the rest of us. He just used it as an excuse to take some R&R on the taxpayer dime while enriching himself on the stock market.

The healthy thing for him to do is resign. Yes, many people function managing mental health and employment. But he's responsible for the public in his current position. He's placing himself and others at risk.

Sounds more like rehab

You see, they’re just better and more deserving than us.

“Hospital”. Sure.