GOP Sen. Joni Ernst officially endorses Pete Hegseth for DOD after initial uncertainty
First on FoxSen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, publicly endorsed Pete Hegseth for defense secretary on Tuesday night, despite expressing some initial uncertainty following their first meeting.
“After four years of weakness in the White House, Americans deserve a strong defense secretary,” Ernst said in an exclusive statement to Fox News Digital.
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Ernst officially announced Hegseth’s endorsement on Tuesday. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
“Our next commander in chief has chosen Pete Hegseth to serve in this role, and after our conversation, hearing from Iowans and doing my work as a United States Senator, I will support President Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense. The Armed Services Committee, with Pete to create a more lethal fighting force and audit the Pentagon; Ensuring the opportunity for women to fight and maintaining a high standard and electing a high authority to resolve and defend I will do it. Sexual assault in ranks.”
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President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense (DOD) appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday morning, facing questions from both Democrats and Republicans.
