Musk proposes cognitive tests for US officials.

The US should consider introducing mandatory mental fitness tests for public officials, entrepreneur and Trump acolyte Elon Musk has suggested. His comments follow reports that an 81-year-old sitting congresswoman who was feared missing had, in fact, been placed in a nursing home for individuals with dementia. The scandal erupted this week after local media reported that Kay Granger, a Republican lawmaker in Texas who has held a seat in the House of Representatives for nearly 30 years, had been absent from her office for the past six months, with her team being completely unreachable. Employees at a dementia care assisted living facility confirmed that Granger was living there, The Dallas Express reported on Friday. A further investigation revealed that Granger was in fact a resident of the Fort Worth facility, which specializes in treating people with dementia. The congresswoman announced last October that she would not seek re-election, with her term due to expire in January. Commenting on the reports on Sunday, Musk suggested on X: “Maybe we should have some basic cognitive test for elected officials? This is getting crazy.”