Following the news that GOP Rep. Kay Granger is living in a retirement facility, conservative and liberal voices took to social media to share their reactions.
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.
Axios political reporter Hans Nichols admitted to missing the story about Granger due to limited resources for journalists on CNN Monday. ' … 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 spends some time on the Hill. You know, collectively we’re all guilty. Like, you know, individually, it’s hard to parse out guilt,' Nichols said.
Granger, who is 81, did not seek re-election and is retiring at the end of this congressional term next month. She has largely remained absent from the Capitol in recent months, having last cast a vote on July 24. She was not present for over 54% of votes this year. She also stepped down from her position within the House Appropriations Committee, which drafts the bills that fund the federal government.
Granger's office did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Fox News' Hanna Panreck, Anders Hagstrom, Stephen Sorace and Chad Pergram contributed to this report.
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