Eric Schmitt’s Hawks-Hawkeyes blunder and the politician he’s become
Schmitt’s inaccurate accusation at a Senate hearing is set against his earlier bipartisan record and evolving political rhetoric.
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TAP FOR WHYMissouri Sen. Eric Schmitt helped negotiate a bipartisan college sports bill, then faced criticism after accusing former special counsel Jack Smith of perjury based on mistaken information. The article contrasts those episodes with Schmitt’s earlier collaborative politics and his more combative national profile.
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4 OUTLETSAt a Senate hearing, Eric Schmitt questioned former special counsel Jack Smith about whether Smith had attended an Atlanta Hawks game. Center outlets focus on Schmitt’s mistaken team identification and his perjury accusation; one article also contrasts the episode with his earlier bipartisan record and more combative national profile.
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