Jennifer Rubin: ‘Shameful’ for Joni Ernst to ‘Bend the Knee’ and Support Hegseth

RUSH TRANSCRIPT COLEMAN I ░░░░░░░░ to start with you ░░░░░░░░ And listen to what ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth walked back has ░░░░░░░░ on women in the ░░░░░░░░ from November until now ░░░░░░░░ starts Hegseth We should ░░░░░░░░ have women in combat ░░░░░░░░ It hasn t made ░░░░░░░░ more effective Hasn t ░░░░░░░░ us more lethal Has ░░░░░░░░ fighting more complicated I ░░░░░░░░ want an opportunity here ░░░░░░░░ clarify comments that have ░░░░░░░░ misconstrued that I somehow ░░░░░░░░ t support women in ░░░░░░░░ military Some our greatest ░░░░░░░░ our best warriors out ░░░░░░░░ are women Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Interesting things about this ░░░░░░░░ because one of the ░░░░░░░░ question marks in whether ░░░░░░░░ will be confirmed is ░░░░░░░░ joanie ernst who is ░░░░░░░░ first female combat veteran ░░░░░░░░ be elected to the ░░░░░░░░ How do you anticipate ░░░░░░░░ strategy of trying to ░░░░░░░░ of milk the judiciary ░░░░░░░░ or put pressure on ░░░░░░░░ holdouts is going to ░░░░░░░░ out RUBIN He didn ░░░░░░░░ say that he supported ░░░░░░░░ in combat He only ░░░░░░░░ he supported women in ░░░░░░░░ military So he really ░░░░░░░░ t entirely walked back ░░░░░░░░ comment And it is ░░░░░░░░ shameful as well as ░░░░░░░░ that Joni Ernst who ░░░░░░░░ a military veteran who ░░░░░░░░ been a victim of ░░░░░░░░ assault would bend the ░░░░░░░░ and accept such an ░░░░░░░░ unqualified character Not only ░░░░░░░░ he a conspiratorial nut ░░░░░░░░ only has he said ░░░░░░░░ and inappropriate things about ░░░░░░░░ in the military gays ░░░░░░░░ the military he is ░░░░░░░░ unqualified for this He ░░░░░░░░ no strategic no diplomatic ░░░░░░░░ He has never run ░░░░░░░░ organization of this size ░░░░░░░░ are serious allegations about ░░░░░░░░ about infidelity both of ░░░░░░░░ would be disqualifying for ░░░░░░░░ officer in the military ░░░░░░░░ is an absurd pick ░░░░░░░░ it is emblematic of ░░░░░░░░ depths to which the ░░░░░░░░ Party has fallen that ░░░░░░░░ one not even Joni ░░░░░░░░ has the nerve to ░░░░░░░░ such an outrageous pick ░░░░░░░░ I m not surprised ░░░░░░░░ I m mildly disappointed ░░░░░░░░ frankly anyone including Mitch ░░░░░░░░ who now has taken ░░░░░░░░ himself the role of ░░░░░░░░ America first who votes ░░░░░░░░ confirm this guy is ░░░░░░░░ to be responsible for ░░░░░░░░ consequences And those consequences ░░░░░░░░ include a military disaster ░░░░░░░░ lack of preparedness, a—“