GOP congresswoman Kay Grangers quiet move to retirement facility sparks social media frenzy: Compelling case for term limits

The news that Rep.Kay Granger, R-Texas, has been living in a retirement facility and experiencing a “very rapid” decline set off a social media outcry this week across the political spectrum.Among these voices included billionaire Elon Musk, a key adviser and supporter of President-elect Donald Trump.“Maybe we should have some basic cognitive test for elected officials? This is getting crazy …” Musk said, in reference to the news about Granger. Former Department of Education press secretary Angela Morabito said Granger’s staff was possibly “complicit.”“WOW: Rep.

Kay Granger (R-TX), who hasn’t voted on a bill in six months, has been living in a nursing home in secret.Records show she has a staff of 25.

If any of them knew – and it would be hard not to know – they are complicit,” Morabito shared on X.Former Texas state representative Jonathan Stickland also commented about Granger, expressing that he was aware of her memory issues.“No one should be mad at Rep.Kay Granger.

Six years ago (as an elected official who worked regularly with/around her) it was obvious she had serious memory issues.She has had no idea what was going on for a while.

Yet her friends, family, and staff lied to her.They failed to protect her, and left her in office for their own benefit.

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 term limits.”Granger’s absence was first reported by the Dallas Express on Friday, which quoted a constituent of her district who said she was residing in a memory care facility in Texas.Axios political reporter Hans Nichols admitted to missing the story about Granger due to limited resources for journalists on CNN Monday.“[We] … have limited resources and limited time to report all these stories out.That said, we should have gotten the Kay Granger story.

I mean, I’ll own part of that, as someone that spend...