Kay Granger, an 81-year-old congresswoman for the 12th district of Texas, has been absent from her duties for the past six months while residing in a nursing home, costing $4,000 per month.
After the news of her absence from office came to light, a new post on Kay Granger's X account has now garnered user reactions on the social media platform. Dated December, 20, 2024 the post on Granger's account said:
"I have been honored to have had the best congressional interns assisting me and my team! Thank you all for your great service to TX-12 over the years!"
The string of reactions to this post contains a mix of funny and concerned comments from X users. One user voiced:
"Who’s posting this? Shed’s been in a memory care center since July - @GovAbbott I know you’ve got a lot in your plate but can you look into this, someone may need to be appointed to replace her"
To this comment, Elon Musk chimed in with a hilarious response:
"My guess is the interns are posting about interns 😂"
Another concerned user commented on the unlawfulness of the post:
"I hope whoever is running this account realizes that collecting a paycheck while living in a nursing home and not doing her job is fraudulent. Also, anyone participating in the coverup is also guilty of fraud."
An X user said they were not going to believe that Kay Granger posted this because she had been found in a memory care facility with her office vacated:
"Oh, no! 😳😳😳🤣🤣🤣 This is just awful, whoever it is tweeting this. Seriously. We aren’t doing this make-believe by an intern when Rep. Granger was MIA then found in a memory care facility, her office vacated. Stop it."
Why Kay Granger's absence is concerning to people?
Kay Granger, the U.S. Congresswoman for Texas' 12th district, has faced growing concerns about her well-being and absence from her duties. Recently, reports suggested she had been placed in an assisted living facility after being found wandering and confused in her district, sparking investigations into her health.
This has raised alarm among local officials, especially since Granger, who announced her retirement in November 2023, had been a crucial figure in Congress, notably as the first female Republican Appropriations Chair. Her absence is troubling, given the district's population of 2 million, who are left without representation during pivotal votes in a closely divided Congress.
Despite announcing that she would not seek re-election in 2024, Kay Granger pledged to fulfill the remainder of her term and continue advocating for her conservative agenda. According to Yahoo News, this means that Granger and her staff will continue to receive their salaries on taxpayer money till January 3, 2025.
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Meanwhile, her absence has prompted criticism from figures like Tarrant County Republican Party Chair, Bo French, who expressed concern that her district was being disenfranchised at a critical time for national issues such as the debt ceiling, disaster relief, and border security.
Others, including Texas Republican Congressman Rolando Garcia, have questioned whether Kay Granger was already in decline when she ran for re-election in 2022.
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