By Politico. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) knocked former President Donald Trump’s description of those imprisoned for their roles in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as “hostages,” while Americans are still being held hostage by Hamas in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
“Does it bother you that Donald Trump is using that language?” NBC’s Kristen Welker asked during an interview on “Meet the Press” on Sunday.
“It does in this context, because we do have American hostages that are being held against their will all around the globe,” said Ernst, who has remained officially neutral in the Republican presidential contest.
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Joni Ernst Avoids Committing to Endorsing Trump if He Wins Iowa Caucuses
By Washington Examiner. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) avoided saying whether she would commit to supporting former President Donald Trump if he wins her state’s caucuses.
In an appearance on NBC News’s Meet the Press on Sunday, Ernst was asked whether she would commit to supporting whoever the Republican nominee was, especially if it was Trump.
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“Well, it’ll depend,” she responded when asked if she would support Trump if he’s the nominee. “I have gone round and round in my mind. I do think that President Trump is going to win. We see such a large margin. But it’s not a foregone conclusion. So we’ll see who comes out the winner here, in the Iowa Caucuses. We’ll know that, tomorrow night. And then, we’ll know how to move forward. But one thing we know, as Iowa Republicans, is that we cannot have Joe Biden in the White House for a second term.”
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