The information that Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, has been residing in a retirement facility and experiencing a “very rapid” decline set off a social media outcry this week throughout the political spectrum.
Among these voices included billionaire Elon Musk, a key adviser and supporter of President-elect Donald Trump.
“Maybe we should always have some primary cognitive take a look at for elected officers? This is getting loopy …” Musk stated, in reference to the information about Granger.
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Elon Musk stated there ought to be a primary cognitive take a look at for public officers. (Michael Swensen/Getty Images)
Former Department of Education press secretary Angela Morabito stated Granger’s workers was presumably “complicit.”
“WOW: Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), who hasn’t voted on a invoice in six months, has been residing in a nursing house in secret. Records present she has a workers of 25. If any of them knew – and it will be arduous to not know – they’re complicit,” Morabito shared on X.
Former Texas state consultant Jonathan Stickland additionally commented about Granger, expressing that he was aware of her memory issues.
“No one ought to be mad at Rep. Kay Granger. Six years in the past (as an elected official who labored repeatedly with/round her) it was apparent she had severe reminiscence points. She has had no concept what was occurring for some time. Yet her pals, household, and workers lied to her. They failed to guard her, and left her in workplace for their very own profit. Be mad at them. Praying for peace for Rep. Granger,” Stickland posted.
Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee said the news about Granger marked a “compelling case for time period limits.”
Granger’s absence was first reported by the Dallas Express on Friday, which quoted a constituent of her district who stated she was residing in a reminiscence care facility in Texas.
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Axios political reporter Hans Nichols admitted to lacking the story about Granger attributable to restricted sources for journalists on CNN Monday.
“[We] … have restricted sources and restricted time to report all these tales out. That stated, we should always have gotten the Kay Granger story. I imply, I’ll personal a part of that, as somebody that spends a while on the Hill. You know, collectively we’re all responsible. Like, you realize, individually, it’s arduous to parse out guilt,” Nichols stated.
Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, leaves the House Republicans’ caucus assembly on the Capitol Hill Club in Washington in 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc by way of Getty Images)
The Granger story comes after a yr that was outlined by President Biden’s cognitive and psychological health points that in the end led to him being compelled out of the Democratic nomination. Reports have emerged of a coordinated effort to hide his diminishment from the general public.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who repeatedly dismissed questions on Biden’s capability to serve, instructed CNN in June 2022 that she herself had a tough time maintaining with the president.
“Don, you are asking me this query,” a visibly surprised Jean-Pierre exclaimed. “Oh my gosh. He’s the President of the United States.”
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Executive director for Women for America First, Kylie Jane Kremer, wrote on X, “Not simply management however all colleagues that had been conscious. Just as we’re outraged about Biden, there ought to be equal outrage about Kay Granger.”
Members of Biden’s workers seen his fading stamina and increasing confusion inside the first few months of his time period, in line with a brand new report from the Wall Street Journal.
The Journal primarily based its report on interviews with almost 50 individuals, together with present and former White House staffers who interacted immediately with the president, in addition to lawmakers.
California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna stated on X that that Congress had a “sclerotic gerontocracy.”
“Kay Granger’s lengthy absence reveals the issue with a Congress that rewards seniority & relationships greater than advantage & concepts. We have a sclerotic gerontocracy. We want time period limits. We must get massive cash out of politics, so a brand new era of Americans can run and serve,” Khann posted.
Retiring Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, on the unveiling of her portrait as Appropriations Committee Chairwoman in Washington, D.C. (The Office of Kay Granger)
Progressive impartial journalist Ken Klippenstein posted in reference to a video of Granger talking on the House flooring, earlier in 2024.
“The declare that nobody knew about congresswoman Kay Granger’s dementia is laughable. Here she is talking earlier than Congress again in March, stammering and stumbling over each sentence whereas relying verbatim on a written script. This is painful to observe,” Klippenstein shared.
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Granger, who’s 81, didn’t search re-election and is retiring on the finish of this congressional term subsequent month. She has largely remained absent from the Capitol in current months, having final forged a vote on July 24. She was not current for over 54% of votes this yr. She additionally stepped down from her place inside the House Appropriations Committee, which drafts the payments that fund the federal authorities.
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Granger’s workplace didn’t reply to Fox News Digital’s request for remark.
Fox News’ Hanna Panreck, Anders Hagstrom, Stephen Sorace and Chad Pergram contributed to this report.
