Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst said Thursday she isn't ready to support Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary.

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Ernst, key GOP vote, noncommittal on Hegseth nomination

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Sen. Joni Ernst said she's not ready to support Pete Hegseth for defense secretary as Hegseth faces allegations of sexual impropriety and other misconduct.

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After meeting with Hegseth, Ernst says she's not ready to support him

Sen. Joni Ernst declined to give her full support to former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, and said the vetting process needs to continue.

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Sen. Joni Ernst says vetting process will continue for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth

Sen. Joni Ernst admitted Thursday that she was not ready to vote "yes" on Defense Secretary-designee Pete Hegseth.

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GOP Senator Joni Ernst admits she isn’t a ‘yes’ on Trump’s embattled defense pick Pete Hegseth

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst (R) told Fox News in an interview Thursday morning that she’s not ready to support Pete Hegseth’s nomination to serve as secretary of Defense and wants to thoroughly review his background and allegations of misconduct before making a decision on how to vote. “Well, I did have a very long, lengthy…

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The Republican senator said she was not ready to throw her support behind Hegseth, adding that a "very thorough vetting" is needed.

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Joni Ernst faces MAGA onslaught for not backing Pete Hegseth

A key Republican senator says she’s not ready to commit to approving President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, but that she’s also not working to derail the nomination.
“I don’t have a campaign against Pete,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) told RealClearPolitics. “I just want to make sure the process is able to play out and that we’re thoroughly vetting him.”
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Key GOP Senator Says She’s Not Working to Derail Hegseth Nomination

Top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is refusing to support President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to the Department of Defense, according to a report.According to Bloomberg News, Ernst "pointedly declined to support Pete Hegseth’s embattled defense secretary nomination, calling for further investigation of allegations against him."Ernst met with Hegseth on Wednesday and told reporters nothing more than t…

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Veteran Sen. Joni Ernst reportedly damages Pete Hegseth's chances by signaling 'no' vote

Senate Republican Joni Ernst, a combat veteran and rape survivor influential with GOP colleagues on military matters, pointedly declined to support Pete Hegseth’s embattled defense secretary nomination, calling for further investigation of allegations against him.

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GOP Senator Ernst Declines to Support Hegseth, Leaving Embattled Nominee in Limbo

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) "isn’t ready to throw her weight behind Pete Hegseth’s bid to lead the Pentagon," Politico reports.When asked if she's not ready to vote yes on Hegseth amid allegations of sexual misconduct, she replied: “I think you are right.”She added: "A number of our senat

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Screenshot: Fox News Here we go. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), who voted for Joe Biden’s woke Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, said on Thursday that she is not yet a “yes” vote on Pete Hegseth after meeting with him privately. The media has been attacking Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, with leaks about a years-old sexual assault allegation that was already investigated by police and proven to be false. The fake news m…

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Key GOP Sen. Ernst signals she doesn’t yet support Hegseth to lead Pentagon

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