{"id":2378225,"date":"2024-12-09T20:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T01:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-struggling-to-save-her-political-life-joni-ernst-endorses-kash-patel\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T20:27:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T01:27:56","slug":"breaking-struggling-to-save-her-political-life-joni-ernst-endorses-kash-patel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-struggling-to-save-her-political-life-joni-ernst-endorses-kash-patel\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Struggling to Save Her Political Life, Joni Ernst Endorses Kash Patel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-struggling-to-save-her-political-life-joni-ernst-endorses-kash-patel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2378225&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican Senator \u2062Joni Ernst from Iowa\u2063 has\u200c expressed her support \u200cfor Kash Patel as the\u2064 next FBI director. Her proclamation coincided with her endorsement \u2064of journalist Pete Hegseth for \u2064the position of\u200d Secretary of Defense, despite Hegseth facing allegations of sexual assault adn alcohol abuse, which he\u2063 denies. Ernst praised Patel, citing his potential to bring openness to the FBI \u200dand his desire to reform federal agencies. additionally, Senator Chuck Grassley also endorsed Patel and called \u200cfor the current FBI Director christopher Wray to resign, expressing no confidence\u2064 in his leadership. Other Republican senators, including John Cornyn, indicated their inclination to \u200csupport \u200cPatel&#8217;s nomination as well.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa on Monday announced she will support Kash Patel to lead the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>Ernst&rsquo;s announcement came on the same day as her support for journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-joni-ernst-announces-game-changing-decision-pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> to become the secretary of defense.<\/p>\n<p>Ernst issued a statement saying she would &ldquo;support Pete through this process&rdquo; as he faces headwinds in his Senate confirmation due to allegations of sexual assault and alcohol abuse, which Hegseth has denied, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/12\/09\/ernst-says-she-will-support-hegseth-secretary-of-defense-nomination-process-trump\/76866766007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Des Moines Register<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The nomination of Patel has raised eyebrows due to his past writings that were critical of the Deep State.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kash Patel will create much<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-target-nih-for-more-oversight-of-potential-pandemic-pathogens-research\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans Target NIH For More Oversight Of \u2018Potential Pandemic Pathogens\u2019 Research\">-needed transparency<\/a> at the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>He s my passion for shaking up federal agencies, downsizing the D.C. bureaucracy, and having public servants work on behalf of the American people! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TV9Vk9UjVo\">pic.twitter.com\/TV9Vk9UjVo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joni Ernst (@SenJoniErnst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJoniErnst\/status\/1866166233478893646?\">December 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kash Patel will create much-needed transparency at the FBI,&rdquo; Ernst <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenJoniErnst\/status\/1866166233478893646\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He s my passion for shaking up federal agencies, downsizing the D.C. bureaucracy, and having public servants work on behalf of the American people!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ernst had been facing pressure to support Trump&rsquo;s nominees.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joni Ernst told me she thinks Kash Patel &ldquo;is going to be great&rdquo; she said she knows &ldquo;Kash, and that&rsquo;s why i think he&rsquo;s going to be great. We really do need people that will go in and shake up some of these organizations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stef Kight (@StefWKight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StefWKight\/status\/1863706085498007864?\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s really this simple: If you oppose President Trump&rsquo;s nominees, you oppose the Trump agenda, and there will be a political price to pay for that. We are well aware that there are certain establishment senators trying to tank the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s nominees to make him look weak and damage him politically, and we&rsquo;re just not going to allow that to happen,&rdquo; a major Trump ally told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/political-price-pay-trump-orbit-expected-ramp-up-ernst-criticisms-while-she-withholds-hegseth-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;BREAKING: Joni Ernst expresses support for Kash Patel, saying that he will bring &ldquo;much-needed transparency&rdquo;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2qPe139Id8\">pic.twitter.com\/2qPe139Id8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PeakPerspective (@PeakPrspective) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeakPrspective\/status\/1866232039361429622?\">December 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Patel also received support from Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa who called for current FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-pick-lead-fbi-no-friend-agency-brutal-plans-day-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christopher Wray<\/a> to step aside, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/09\/us-news\/sen-grassley-expresses-no-confidence-in-fbi-director-wray-as-republicans-cheer-trump-nominee-kash-patel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the good of the country, it&rsquo;s time for you and your deputy to move on to the next chapter in your lives,&rdquo; Grassley wrote in a letter to Wray, referring to the director and deputy director Paul Abbate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[I] must express my vote of no confidence in your continued leadership of the FBI,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The Post noted that Wray still has three years left in the 10-year term to which he was appointed, meaning for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/msnbc-panel-frets-fbi-abuse-surveillance-powers-kash-patel-already-happening-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patel<\/a> to take over, either Wray must leave or Trump must fire him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We still don&rsquo;t know what director Wray&rsquo;s plans are, but eventually, I assume that Mr. Patel will be confirmed as the next FBI director,&rdquo; Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said.<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn said he was &ldquo;certainly inclined to support [Patel], barring some unforeseen circumstances.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn said during the meeting, he and Patel discussed the &ldquo;reputation of the FBI as a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">nonpartisan law enforcement investigative agency<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This announcement coincided with her backing of journalist Pete Hegseth for the position of Secretary of Defense. Ernst stated she would &#8220;support Pete through this process,&#8221; despite Hegseth facing challenges in his Senate confirmation due to allegations he has denied, including sexual assault and alcohol abuse, as reported by the Des Moines Register. Patel&#8217;s nomination has drawn attention because of his previous critical writings about the Deep State. Ernst expressed confidence that Patel would bring much-needed transparency to the FBI and emphasized her commitment to reforming federal agencies and reducing bureaucracy in Washington, D.C. She noted that it is essential to have individuals who can shake up these organizations. Additionally, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley from Iowa also supported Patel and called for current FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign, expressing a lack of confidence in Wray&#8217;s leadership<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2378226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Joni-Ernst-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33027,44864,39035,32085],"class_list":["post-2378225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-joni-ernst","tag-kash-patel","tag-political-endorsement","tag-republican-party"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Joni-Ernst-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2378225"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2378229,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378225\/revisions\/2378229"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2378226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2378225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2378225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2378225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}