Joni Ernst: 'I Support Pete' Hegseth

Joni Ernst now says in a statement that she supports Hegseth’s nomination for Defense secretary. pic.twitter.com/sHE3dHRHxI

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 9, 2024

Joni Ernst is coming around but she's still being somewhat mealy-mouthed.

She's probably buckling under pressure from her constituents and other Americans to support President Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth to be the Secretary of Defense. She wants to block Hegseth but she doesn't want to face the fallout.

Here’s a dirty little secret:
Politicians like Senator Joni Ernst and others really hate social media. The democratization of information exchange changed the game for them. They’ve always hated you, but stunts like blocking Pete Hegseth used to happen all the time without the…

— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) December 9, 2024