Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense, will have an “opportunity to show his vision” for the country's “warfighters.” It's worth it.''
in post At X, Ernst said the two “continued” their “constructive conversations” and planned to “meet again next week.” Ernst's post comes after she previously refused to endorse Hegseth, and said she had since had a “very frank and productive discussion” with him.
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst eats at Cattleman's Beef Quarter at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. Gage Skidmore/Flickr
“Pete Hegseth and I will continue to have constructive conversations as we move through this process together,” Ernst wrote. “We'll meet again next week.”
Ernst added: “At the very least, we agree that he deserves a chance to explain his vision for our nation's warfighters in a fair hearing.”
In response to Ernst's post, Hegseth wrote: I wrote He said he had “another substantive conversation” with Ernst and wrote that he appreciated “her honest approach to defense policy.”
“I just had another substantive conversation with Senator Ernst. I appreciate her honest commitment to defense policy and look forward to meeting with her again next week,” Hegseth wrote.
Breitbart News' Christina Wong previously reported that Mr. Ernst denied being “behind the movement” to block Mr. Hegseth's nomination as defense secretary and take the post himself. Mr. Ernst denies running a “campaign against Pete,” but Mr. Ernst and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) have “expressed doubts about Mr. Hegseth,” and several of Democrats support the idea of her replacing Hegseth.
Ms. Ernst's denial comes as her close ally Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has expressed doubts about Mr. Hegseth and speculation grows that he may have to withdraw. It was done. Ernst and Graham were previously promoted to general by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) because of the Biden Pentagon's abortion policy, which pays for military travel for abortions. He also cooperated in pressuring the government to lift its suspension.
Hegseth has faced slander several times over claims that his tattoos are “related to white supremacy” when they are “not related to white supremacy but to the Christian faith.” Another smear revolved around “reporting of a 2017 woman's allegation” that Hegseth “raped a woman,” and another smear was made after the incident. new york times Hegseth's mother has “published an angry email” that she sent him, in which she accused him of “abusing women”.
