Nobody who Politico talked to – including his own fellow New Jersey Republicans – has seen or heard from Congressman Tom Kean Jr since March 5th, fueling questions about whether he’s actually still alive on top of the more prosaic political problem of representing a swing district but not voting on the floor of Congress for nearly two months. “I don’t even know the truth myself or even enough to disclose any information,” Union County GOP Chair Carlos Santos said. “But I have been texting with him and was told he’ll be fine and make a full recovery in the next couple weeks.”
Note how the guy said “texting” and not “called” or “seen in person” or “FaceTimed,” etc.