It appears Senator Joni Ernst has been successfully bullied into supporting Hegseth’s nomination.
Then, there was the Joni Ernst factor. Ernst, a Republican senator from Iowa, is a combat veteran and sexual assault survivor, and had initially said Hegseth would “have his work cut out for him” to get confirmed, telling Fox News last week that she was definitely not yet a “yes.
wants a combat vet who will take on the woke and take on the war profiteers.” Trump will enjoy a 53-47 GOP majority in the Senate when confirmation hearings take place early next year and is surely encouraged that Ernst has very publicly changed her stance. She’s not the only senator to do so: Last week, Graham told CBS News that some of the reports detailing accusations against Hegseth were “very disturbing” and “going to be difficult” to defend against.
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