Social media is sparking mixed reactions about the GOP congressman living in retirement

The news that Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, has been living in a retirement community and is experiencing it “too fast” descent. caused a stir on social media this week on social media.

Among these voices including billionaire Elon Muska key adviser and supporter of President-elect Donald Trump.

“Maybe we should have a basic psychological test for elected officials? This is crazy…” Musk said, referring to the news about Granger.

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Former Education Department press secretary Angela Morabito said Granger’s staff may have had “a hand.”

“WOW: Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), who hasn’t voted on a bill in six months, has been living in a private nursing home. Records show she has 25 employees. If anyone knows — and it would be hard not to know — they’re together,” Morabito shared on X.

Texas state representative Jonathan Stickland also commented on Granger, stating that he was he knows about his memory problems.

“No one should be mad at Rep. Kay Granger. Six years ago (as an elected official who worked regularly/with her) it was obvious that she had major memory problems. She didn’t know what was going on for a long time. Yet her friends, family, and staff lied to her, and left her in office for their own benefit. Pray peace to Rep. Granger.

Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee tell stories about Granger marked “a compelling case of time limitations.”

Granger’s absence was first reported by The Dallas Express Friday, citing one of his constituents who said he lives in a Texas nursing home.

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Axios political reporter Hans Nichols admitted he missed a story about Granger due to limited journalistic resources on CNN on Monday.

“[We] … they had limited resources and limited time to report all these stories. That said, we had to get Kay Granger’s story. I mean, I’ll own part of that, as someone who spends some time on the Hill. You know, we are all guilty together. Like, you know, individually, it’s hard to make a case,” Nichols said.

Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, leaves the House Republicans’ 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 that was defined by President Biden’s problems with mental health and mental toughness that led to him being forced out of the Democratic nomination. Reports have surfaced of a concerted effort to hide her weight loss from the public.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who repeatedly deflected questions about Biden’s ability to serve, told CNN in June 2022 that she also had difficulty keeping up with the president.

“Don, you’re asking me this question,” said Jean-Pierre, who seemed shocked. “Oh no. He’s the President of the United States.”

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Executive Director of Women for America First, Kylie Jane Kremer, wrote to X, “Not just the leadership but all of our colleagues who knew him. As angry as we are about Biden, there should be equal anger about Kay Granger.”

Members of Biden’s staff have seen his intensification and increasing confusion in the first few months of his tenure, according to a new report by the Wall Street Journal.

The journal based its report on interviews with nearly 50 people, including current and former employees White House staff direct contact with the president, and legislators.

California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna said of X that Congress has a “sclerotic gerontocracy.”

“The absence of Kay Granger for a long time reveals a problem with Congress that rewards officials and relationships over merit and ideas. We have a sclerotic gerontocracy. We need term limits. We need to get more money in politics, so that the new generation of Americans can run and serve,” said Khann.

Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, retiring, at the unveiling of her portrait as Chairman of the Appropriations Committee in Washington, DC. (Kay Granger’s Office)

Independent progressive reporter Ken Klippenstein posted a link to a video of Granger speaking on the House floor, in early 2024.

“The claim that no one knew about Congresswoman Kay Granger’s dementia is ridiculous. Here she is speaking before Congress back in March, stuttering and stumbling through every sentence while relying word for word on a transcript. This is painful to watch,” Klippenstein said.

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Granger, 81, did not seek re-election and is stepping down at the end of this term congressional term next month. He has been absent from the Capitol in recent months, last voting on July 24. He was absent by more than 54% of the vote this year. He also stepped down from his position within the House Appropriations Committee, which writes bills that fund the federal government.

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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.