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PBS's Gross Response to Rep. Kean's Depression: Maybe Now You'll Vote Correctly
Gross political opportunism, poorly disguised as caring for a colleague. Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) took to X to hound his New Jersey colleague, GOP Rep. Tom Kean, after his return to work after being hospitalized for depression: "I believe every person should have access to mental health support, including paid time off and sick leave. Congressman Kean has opposed these very benefits for all workers that Members of Congress get. It’s time for that to change."
Kim’s mean-spirited partisan hackery was at least expected. Less defensible was PBS News Hour’s “journalism” Tuesday.
Reporter Lisa Desjardins: Our Kyle Midura caught up with the congressman today to ask about his pledge of transparency.
Producer Kyle Midura: Does this experience changed how you think about access to health care, mental health services more generally? When you committed to full transparency, was the extent of that always going to be one floor speech? Are you going to open up at some point, take questions?
PBS producer Kyle Midura hassles Rep. Kean, recently hospitalized for depression: "Has this experience changed how you think about access to health care, mental health services more generally?" pic.twitter.com/r1craxT46u
— Clay Waters