“Her reputation in the Senate is impeccable,” one Republican senator told NOTUS. Ernst’s name has been floated as an alternative to President-elect Trump’s pick for secretary of defense.
J. Scott Applewhite/AP
As Pete Hegseth scrambles to gather enough support to be confirmed as defense secretary, Republican senators are admitting that another nominee would have an easier path to getting confirmed.
One option? A member of their own ranks: Sen. Joni Ernst.
Ernst, a military veteran, previously expressed interest in the job, and she’s reportedly back in the mix as President-elect Donald Trump considers replacements for Hegseth.
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