News that Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, is living in and testing out a retirement facility “Very fast” decline. He caused a stir on social media this week across the political spectrum.
Among these voices Among them is billionaire Elon MuskHe is a key advisor and supporter of President-elect Donald Trump.
“Maybe we should do some basic cognitive testing for elected officials? Maybe this is getting crazy…,” Musk said, referring to the Granger-related news.
Son says Republican congresswoman's decline was 'too fast'
Elon Musk said there should be a basic cognitive test for public employees. (Michael Swensen/Getty Images)
Former Education Department press secretary Angela Morabito said Granger's staff may have been “complicit.”
“WOW: Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), who hasn't voted on the bill in six months, is secretly living in a nursing home. Records show she has 25 employees. If any of them know — and it would be hard not to know — they “Accomplices.” Morabito shared on X.
Former Texas State Representative Jonathan Stickland also commented on Granger, expressing this Aware of her memory problems.
“No one should be angry with Rep. Kay Granger. Six years ago (as an elected official I worked with or around regularly) it was clear she had serious memory problems. She had no idea what was going on for a while.” However, her friends, family, and employees lied to her, failed to protect her, and left her in her position for their own benefit.
Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee The news said about Granger Marked a “compelling case for term limits.”
Granger's absence was first reported by Dallas Express on Friday, which quoted a constituent in her district who said she was staying at a memory care facility in Texas.
Axios political correspondent Hans Nichols admitted he overlooked Granger's story due to limited resources for journalists. On CNN Monday.
“(We) … have limited resources and limited time to report all these stories. And yet, we should have had the Kay Granger story. I mean I would own a piece of that, as someone who spends time on the Hill, you know,” Nichols said. “We're all guilty collectively, you know, individually, it's hard to parse the feeling of guilt.”
Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, leaves a House Republican Caucus meeting at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington in 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Granger's story comes after a year marked by President Biden's cognitive and mental fitness problems, which ultimately led to him being forced to withdraw from the Democratic Party nomination. Reports have emerged of coordinated efforts to hide its diminishing value from the public.
White House Press Secretary Karen Jean-PierreShe, who has repeatedly dismissed questions about Biden's ability to serve, told CNN in June 2022 that she herself was having difficulty keeping up with the president.
“Don, you're asking me that question,” exclaimed a visibly startled Jean-Pierre. “Oh my God. He's the President of the United States.”
DON LEMON ARGUES WITH TIKTOKER OVER 'PRESIDENT MUSK' ACCUSATION
Social media erupted Monday after President Biden announced he would commute the sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates. (AP)
Executive Director of Women for America First, Kylie Jane Kramer, “Not just the leadership, but all the colleagues who were aware of this,” he wrote on X. “Just as we are angry at Biden, there should be similar anger about Kai Granger.”
Members of Biden's staff took notice Stamina fades and confusion increases During the first few months of his term, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.
The newspaper based its report on interviews with nearly 50 people, including current and former members White House staff who interacted directly with the president, as well as lawmakers.
Congress has “sclerotic senility,” California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna said on Channel X.
“Kay Granger's long absence exposes the problem of a Congress that rewards seniority and connections more than merit and ideas. We have sclerotic senility. We need term limits. We need to get big money out of politics, so a new generation of Americans can.” Run and serve,” Khan posted.
Retired Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, during the unveiling of her photo as chair of the Appropriations Committee in Washington, D.C (Kay Granger's office)
Independent progressive journalist Ken Klippenstein posted a reference to a video of Granger speaking on the House floor, from earlier in 2024.
“The claim that no one knows about Congresswoman Kay Granger's dementia is laughable,” Klippenstein said. “Here she is speaking to Congress in March, stuttering and tripping over every sentence while literally relying on a script. This is painful to watch.” “.
Click here for more media and cultural coverage
Granger, 81, did not seek re-election and will eventually retire Congress period Next month. She has remained largely absent from the Capitol in recent months, last voting on July 24. It was not present for more than 54% of the votes this year. She also resigned from her position within the House Appropriations Committee, which drafts bills that fund the federal government.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Granger's office did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Fox News' Hannah Banrick, Anders Hagstrom, Stephen Surace and Chad Pergram contributed to this report.
