Public backlash after missing GOP congresswoman Kay Granger is found in dementia care facility

Public backlash has emerged online after a ‘missing’ Republican congresswoman Kay Granger was found at a dementia care facility.

The shocking report revealed that the 81-year-old Texas representative, who has not cast a vote in six months, was discovered in a memory care facility after she was reportedly found lost and confused wandering her neighborhood, according to an investigation by the Dallas Express.

Kay Granger, 81, who would end a nearly 30-year career in the House of Representatives in January, was reportedly living at the $4,000-a-month nursing home for the past six months.

The news sparked anger over aging politicians clinging to power and has sparked debate over America’s aging political class, with both Presidents Joe Biden, 81, and Donald Trump, 78, repeatedly facing questions about their mental fitness for office .

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, 82, also faced intense criticism after several disturbing public episodes in which he appeared to freeze mid-sentence.

Tesla billionaire Elon Musk turned to X, formerly Twitter, to demand basic cognitive testing for elected officials.

Meghan McCain responded to As if a congressman who didn’t show up for six months wasn’t noticed or worth writing about?!”

Co-owner of Trending Politics Collin Rugg shouted Senator Mitch McConnell as well as Representative Nancy Pelosi.

“Senator Mitch McConnell, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, and now Rep. Kay Granger are falling and losing their cognitive skills because they refuse to leave office,” he wrote.

‘McConnell: He cracked his face open and hurt his wrist after a fall. Pelosi: She broke her hip and had to have emergency surgery after falling down the stairs. Granger: Was found in a retirement home after people noticed she was “missing,” according to the Dallas Express. We deserve better.’

Political advisor Ryan James Girdusky said many D.C. insiders had known about the news for “some time.”

“This is very sad, but people in DC have known about it for a while. A friend in DC lived in the same building as Rep. Granger and said she could wander the halls asking people if they knew where she lived. Dementia is absolutely terrible.’

Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales responded to the news on Face The Nation, claiming he was unaware Grander was in a facility.

“Unfortunately, some of these members are waiting until things have gone too far,” in reference to the aging members of Congress.

The news broke after Carlos Turcios, a reporter for the local station, started doing some investigating by contacting her offices, which never responded to calls and went straight to voicemail.

Granger’s constituency office was also a complete ghost town when I visited, with no trace of anyone working there.

Ultimately, one of Granger’s constituents suggested to the Dallas Express that the congresswoman was living in an assisted living facility.

She was reportedly living in a care home that specializes in memory loss after being found “wandering, lost and confused” in her neighborhood.

A visit to the Tradition-Clearfork in Fort Worth resulted in two employees confirming that Granger lives there.

“This is her home,” said Taylor Manziel, assistant executive director of Tradition-Clearfork.

With a month left in her term and important votes still taking place daily in Washington, local officials are outraged to discover her absence.

“The lack of representation for CD-12 is troubling, to say the least,” said Tarrant County GOP Chairman Bo French.

“At a time when extremely important votes are taking place, including the debt ceiling, disaster relief, farm bills and border issues, Kay Granger is nowhere to be found.

“The margin in Congress is razor thin and the lack of a Republican vote representing CD-12 disenfranchises 2 million people. We deserve better.’

“The fact that Kay Granger cannot leave her nursing home to participate in the most important congressional vote of the year indicates that she was already visibly in decline when she ran for re-election in 2022,” said Rolando Garcia, a Republican committeeman in Congress. the district.

‘A sad and humiliating way to end her political career. Sad that no one cared enough to ‘take the keys’ before she reached this moment, and a sad commentary on the gerontocracy of Congress.”

The congresswoman and her staff will likely continue to collect their taxpayer-funded salaries.

The space she has lived in for the past six months, she says, charges more than $4,000 a month in rent. 360 West.