China released new details about its advanced aircraft carrier just as the UK floundered with its own. The Fujian is ready for sea trials, an expert reportedly said on state TV. Meanwhile, the British navy is badly underfunded and under-equipped, experts claim. China touted the capabilities of its latest aircraft carrier just as a British […]
Tag: embarrassing
Furious Republicans erupt over “embarrassing” defeat
Emotions ran high among House Republicans on Tuesday following a double defeat on Homeland Security Secretay Alejandro Mayorkas’ impeachment and an aid package for Israel. The vote on Mayorkas ended in a 215-215 tie after three members of the House GOP — Reps. Ken Buck, Colo., Mike Gallagher, Wisc., and Tom McClintock, Calif. — voted against […]
Haley vows to stay in race following embarrassing Nevada defeat
By Susan Heavey and Gram Slattery (Reuters) -Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign on Wednesday brushed off her mortifying defeat in Nevada’s primary and said the former United Nations ambassador would press ahead with her long-shot challenge to former U.S. President Donald Trump. Haley lost Nevada’s Republican primary handily on Tuesday even though she was the only […]
GOP Rep’s Old Op-Ed Comes Back To Haunt Him In Embarrassing Hearing Moment
Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) was made to eat his own (old) words on Monday. During a House hearing on Republicans’ baseless bid to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) brought up an op-ed titled, “Americans are The Victims of The Impeachment Inquiry.” The subtitle was, “A lot of bipartisan legislation that […]
Kentucky’s ex-Survivor lawmaker rues ‘embarrassing’ cousin gaffe in incest bill
A Kentucky state lawmaker and 2018 winner of the television competition Survivor had to hastily scrap a proposed measure that – if approved – would have unintentionally legalized sex between first cousins. After correcting the gaffe within a day, Nick Wilson – a Republican representative in Kentucky’s house of representatives – expressed hope that the […]
Trump lawyer’s “embarrassing” performance “making the jury dislike her intensely”
Trump lawyer Alina Habba struggled through her cross-examination of E. Jean Carroll on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, who is overseeing the defamation case against the former president, repeatedly admonished the attorney for running afoul of his court rules and general procedures. Prior to Carroll’s testimony, Habba requested an adjournment so that Trump could […]
Russia will be scared to deploy its precious command planes after the ’embarrassing’ loss of 2 of them, experts say
Ukraine said it struck two hugely valuable Russian aircraft over the weekend. The planes seemed to go unusually close to the fighting, enabling Ukraine to hit them, one expert said. Russia will now be much more careful in how and where it uses its remaining ones, experts predicted. Russia’s loss of two valuable aircraft will […]
Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid rip officiating after loss: ‘A bit embarrassing’
Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid tore into officials following their 20-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night. Mahomes was irate after the team turned the ball over on downs during their final drive. He was seen screaming at officials and had to be held back after slamming […]