(schmitt) What is the story behind this trend in Social Media today?
29-09-2026
During a Senate hearing on September 29, 2026, Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt questioned former special counsel Jack Smith and claimed he had evidence of perjury. Schmitt asserted that text messages showed Smith had attended an Atlanta Hawks basketball game around the time of events involving Fani Willis in Georgia, implying coordination or a cover-up. Smith denied being in Atlanta. A colleague then noted that Smith had actually attended an Iowa Hawkeyes college basketball game in Maryland. Schmitt had mixed up the two similarly named teams. Video of the exchange spread quickly, with many highlighting the moment Schmitt presented a poster board of supposed evidence that was withdrawn before it could be examined closely. The episode is being widely discussed and mocked as a high-profile mix-up in which an accusation collapsed due to a simple sports-team confusion. Informal phrases like “Schmitt the bed” have circulated to describe confidently presenting evidence that turns out to prove the opposite of what was intended.