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Eric Schmitt was right not to step in the apology trapColumnist Bill McClellan writes: A mistaken basketball-game accusation leads to a larger question: Is there still room in American politics for admitting you were wrong?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch5d agoWhole story →

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Eric Schmitt refuses to apologize for false Jack Smith perjury claimSen. Eric Schmitt confused the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team with the Atlanta Hawks during a Jack Smith senate hearing, falsely accusing him of perjury.

Fox News5d agoWhole story →

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News Anchor Has 1 Eyebrow-Raising Update About Eric SchmittAfter the anchor dropped the news on C-SPAN, one of her guests compared the move to a popular meme from “The Simpsons.”

HuffPost6d agoWhole story →

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Schmitt's smoking gun backfires on himTuesday was supposed to be a big day for Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt, a little-known first-term junior Senator whose main claim to fame thus far was the 25 lawsuits he filed against President Joe Biden’s administration in a span of 20 months while Missouri’s attorney general.

New York Daily News6d agoWhole story →

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Humiliated Republican pulls plug on interview as embarrassing new details trickle outSen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), who went from obscurity to late-night punchline after his "gotcha" attack on former special counsel Jack Smith collapsed, has pulled out of a scheduled TV appearance as embarrassing details about the episode keep surfacing, according to the Daily Beast.Schmitt tried to bait...

Raw Story6d agoWhole story →

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MAGA Senator Bails on TV Show After Humiliating Self-OwnEric Schmitt is trying his best to lay low.

The Daily Beast6d agoWhole story →

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MAGA Senator’s Epic Flop Gets Humiliating New TwistThe slam dunks just keep coming for Eric Schmitt.

The Daily Beast6d agoWhole story →

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Texts cited by Eric Schmitt at Jack Smith hearing lacked team namesTexts obtained by the Hill from the Department of Justice make no reference to either the Atlanta Hawks or the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Washington Examiner6d agoWhole story →

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Amy Klobuchar Explains How She Knew Eric Schmitt Was Putting On A Clown Show Before He Did“I knew immediately what it was,” the Minnesota Democrat said.

HuffPost7d agoWhole story →

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Eric Schmitt's failed Jack Smith gotcha exposes GOP propagandaMAGA media was ready to amplify the Missouri senator's conspiracy theory. It turned out to be laughably false

Salon7d agoWhole story →

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Guest Editorial: Eric Schmitt airballs with ‘dirtbag’ attackJust when you think Eric Schmitt couldn't possibly embarrass himself and his constituents any more than he already has, he goes in for a rhetorical layup, gratuitously throws an elbow, then spectacularly misses the shot.

Santa Rosa Press Democrat7d agoWhole story →

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Senator flubs gotcha moment by mixing up sports teams. A woman steps in to correct himRepublican Sen. Eric Schmitt's gotcha moment turned into a schooling by Democratic colleague Amy Klobuchar, turning the tables on the age-old art of mansplaining.

Los Angeles Times7d agoWhole story →

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'You See How This Looks?': Jordan Klepper Dunks On Eric Schmitt's Jack Smith Debacle“Let’s see their bubble get popped,” The Daily Show correspondent said.

HuffPost7d agoWhole story →

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Big Promotion in Limbo for Staffer of Humiliated MAGA SenatorA viral flub by Sen. Eric Schmitt may be having a ripple effect on his staff.

The Daily Beast7d agoWhole story →

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GOP Goon Hit With Fresh Humiliation After New BombshellEric Schmitt ignored a flashing warning sign before his big flub.

The Daily Beast7d agoWhole story →

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