Joni Ernst Slams AOC’s Criticism of Elon Musk: Maybe She Doesn’t Have the Talents and Abilities To Be a Congresswoman

ROBERTS Let s bring ░░░░░░░░ Senate DOGE Caucus Chair ░░░░░░░░ Ernst She is also ░░░░░░░░ chairwoman for the Senate ░░░░░░░░ Business Committee a member ░░░░░░░░ the Homeland Security and ░░░░░░░░ Affairs Committee as well ░░░░░░░░ Armed Services Senator great ░░░░░░░░ see you So you ░░░░░░░░ with ERNST Thanks it ░░░░░░░░ great to see you ░░░░░░░░ You met with Elon ░░░░░░░░ earlier today but this ░░░░░░░░ what Alexandria Ocasio Cortez ░░░░░░░░ about Elon Musk recently ░░░░░░░░ here Clip starts Ocasio ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk is not ░░░░░░░░ scientist He is not ░░░░░░░░ engineer He is a ░░░░░░░░ con man with a ░░░░░░░░ of money He does ░░░░░░░░ have this kind of ░░░░░░░░ background Clip ends ROBERTS ░░░░░░░░ would you say to ░░░░░░░░ good congresswoman ERNST I ░░░░░░░░ ask what her background ░░░░░░░░ I think it takes ░░░░░░░░ lot of different talents ░░░░░░░░ abilities to go in ░░░░░░░░ obviously Elon Musk when ░░░░░░░░ went into the role ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Government ░░░░░░░░ he brought with him ░░░░░░░░ lot of technical expertise ░░░░░░░░ allows him and his ░░░░░░░░ to go in and ░░░░░░░░ with the agencies and ░░░░░░░░ s key They re ░░░░░░░░ with the agencies to ░░░░░░░░ through the systems where ░░░░░░░░ might be waste So ░░░░░░░░ would say I m ░░░░░░░░ to push back on ░░░░░░░░ because again here is ░░░░░░░░ who maybe doesn t ░░░░░░░░ the same talents and ░░░░░░░░ to be a congressman ░░░░░░░░ a congresswoman than anybody ░░░░░░░░ So I don t ░░░░░░░░ where she s going ░░░░░░░░ that But obviously Elon ░░░░░░░░ has the right skills ░░░░░░░░ ability to ferret out ░░░░░░░░ in the federal government ░░░░░░░░ She forgot to mention ░░░░░░░░ s a guy who ░░░░░░░░ catch rocket boosters too ░░░░░░░░ s ERNST Yes exactly ░░░░░░░░ That s a pretty ░░░░░░░░ skill ERNST You know ░░░░░░░░ s who you surround ░░░░░░░░ it s who you ░░░░░░░░ yourself with Yes ROBERTS ░░░░░░░░