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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Trump aides suggest Iowa Senator may try to sink Hegseth nomination so she can get the job: report

Donald Trump’s aides have suggested that Iowa Senator Joni Ernst may be trying to sink the nomination of Pete Hegseth as defense secretary so that she can get the job instead.

Ernst, a combat veteran and sexual assault survivor, has so far refused to publicly back Hegseth’s selection by Trump amid a string of controversies surrounding the Fox News host.

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