Flying_Donny on Nostr: How depressing. Joni Ernst, the junior senator from Iowa, is a former military ...

How depressing. Joni Ernst, the junior senator from Iowa, is a former military officer and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee with a strong legislative record of addressing sexual assault and harassment in the military. She has said she hasn't yet "gotten to yes" on Hegseth's nomination. Now top-level Iowa Republicans are threatening to primary her if she doesn't support Hegseth for Secretary of Defense.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/12/06/joni-ernst-pete-hegseth-nomination-fight-pressure-campaign-brenna-bird-iowa-donald-trump-cabinet/76822153007/