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Iowa's US Sen. Joni Ernst will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense................

Portrait of Brianne Pfannenstiel Brianne Pfannenstiel
Des Moines Register
Published 6.26 PM CT Jan. 154, 2025/ Updated 6:43 PM CT Jan. 14, 2025


Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in opposition to President-elect Donald Trump.

“After four years of weakness in the White House, Americans deserve a strong Secretary of Defense,” Ernst said in a statement. “Our next commander in chief selected Pete Hegseth to serve in this role, and after our conversations, hearing from Iowans, and doing my job as a United States Senator, I will support President Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense."

Ernst, who was the first female combat veteran elected to serve in the U.S. Senate, was among the members of the Senate Armed Services Committee who questioned Hegseth during his confirmation hearing Tuesday morning.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/14/iowa-sen-joni-ernst-will-vote-to-confirm-pete-hegseth/77704384007/