As tributes to former President Jimmy Carter have been flowing in following his demise on Sunday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott prolonged his sincerest condolences to Carter’s spouse, Rosalynn … who died final yr.
Towards the tip of a press launch issued by Abbott’s workplace, the governor wrote: “Cecilia [Abbott’s wife] and I send our prayers and deepest condolences to First Lady Rosalynn Carter and the entire Carter family.”
Rosalynn Carter died on Nov. 19, 2023, on the age of 96 shortly after coming into hospice. She had dementia and confronted declining well being for a lot of months earlier than her passing.
It didn’t take lengthy earlier than social media customers caught wind of Abbott’s flub. A Texas-based Democratic-aligned group seized on the assertion and questioned whether or not any of Abbott’s staffers had proofread the assertion earlier than blasting it out.
Inside hours, Abbott amended the assertion to learn: “Cecilia and I send our prayers and deepest condolences to the entire family.”
Past that, Abbott’s assertion was remarkably form, praising Carter for his “selfless service to the American people.”
“President Carter leaves behind a great legacy as a husband, father, naval officer, governor, and Nobel prize winner, and he will be greatly missed by many,” he wrote.
As The Guardian identified, Abbott’s newest gaffe known as to thoughts one other of his screwups. In June 2023, Abbott shared—after which shortly deleted—a parody website’s article that falsely claimed that nation singer Garth Brooks was booed off stage by “patriots” on the 123rd Texas Nation Jamboree in Hambriston, Texas.
In a since-deleted publish, Abbott tried to make some extent about Brooks going “woke” after the singer refused to ban Bud Mild, which is hated by conservatives as a result of it featured a transgender influencer in some promotional supplies, from his new Nashville bar.
“Go woke. Go broke,” Abbott tweeted, in obvious settlement with the nonexistent “patriots” who the article falsely said booed Brooks offstage.
What’s worse, the jamboree just isn’t an actual occasion and Hambriston just isn’t even an actual Texas city. However these particulars mattered little to Abbott and his staffers as they fortunately tweeted out the pretend information story.
Abbott, who has been the governor of Texas since 2015, ordered the entire state’s flags to be flown at half-mast till Jan. 29 within the wake of Carter’s demise.
