Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) publicly criticizes fellow House Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) for what she describes as an extended absence from Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Speaking on the Capitol steps Wednesday to TMZ, Boebert asks, “Where is he? No, seriously,” and calls the situation “embarrassing.” She also links the criticism to broader Republican politics about campaigning, saying the party is “supposed to be … against campaigning from the basement.”
Mediaite reports that Boebert’s comments target Kean’s months-long absence as Republicans maintain a narrow majority in the House. Both outlets frame Boebert’s remarks as a direct rebuke aimed at Kean’s prolonged time away from duties and public appearances, but neither provides details about the reasons for Kean’s absence or any response from him in the cited material.
