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How outlets cover Eric Schmitt R · MO · SEN · Sep 29, 2026
Eric SchmittR · MO · SEN
How outlets cover Schmitt · Sep 29, 2026
Eric Schmitt Questions Jack Smith About Hawks-Hawkeyes Mix-Up
Schmitt questioned Jack Smith at a Senate hearing about whether Smith attended an Atlanta Hawks game. The coverage centers on Schmitt’s mistaken team identification and perjury accusation, with one article adding broader political context.
Lead article · Now GeorgiaHawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascotsARTICLES
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At 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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“A mistaken perjury accusation”
Center coverage focuses on Schmitt’s accusation over the game, with one article also contrasting the episode with his earlier bipartisan record and more combative profile.
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The HillSEP 29 · 3:34 PM ET
Klobuchar on Schmitt: Glad one of us knows difference between Hawks, HawkeyesSchmitt questioned Smith about an Atlanta Hawks game, and Klobuchar criticized his implication that Smith had attended.CRED 79BAL 60 BADMissouri IndependentSEP 29 · 4:22 PM ET
Eric Schmitt’s Hawks-Hawkeyes blunder and the politician he’s becomeSchmitt’s inaccurate accusation at a Senate hearing is set against his earlier bipartisan record and evolving political rhetoric.CRED 77BAL 40 MIXEDThe Washington TimesSEP 29 · 7:20 PM ET
Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascotsSchmitt questioned Jack Smith about whether Smith had attended an Atlanta Hawks game.CRED 69BAL 60 BADUNRATED · 1 · NOT ON THE SPECTRUM
- Now Georgia (original publisher not identified) · Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascotsORIGINAL PUBLISHER NOT IDENTIFIED
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