Sen. Joni Ernst's decision to throw her support behind embattled Fox News personality Pete Hegseth drew mockery on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Wednesday morning.
Reacting to the decision by the Iowa Republican to throw in her lot with Hegseth despite credible allegations of sexual assault and public drunkenness, co-host Joe Scarborough skewered her for first expressing doubts about Donald Trump's controversial nominee and then rolling over after a far-right pressure campaign was waged against her on X.
"You know Joni Ernst came out and she spoke her mind and was very concerned obviously about women in combat, something that she has fought for in her public life," he told his panel. "Also very concerned about sexual harassment and sexual abuse inside the military. And she made no secret of the fact that she was concerned about Pete Hegseth and that she had a couple of hours of people saying nasty things about her on x and asked somebody reportedly, 'How do I make this stop?'"
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"The people who get voting cards these days, it's crazy," he laughed. "It really is."
With the conversation turning to other possible GOP senators who could balk at voting for the nominee due to his lack of experience and sordid history, Scarborough noted that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) was a possible no vote, and used her as an example to again take a jab at Ernst.
"I mean, we will see what happens with Lisa Murkowski, somebody who does not let an hour and a half of tough times on social media move her," he stated before adding, "We'll see what happens with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) we'll see what happens with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) We will see what happens to Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA)."
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