Posted on 07/06/2016 12:25:57 PM PDT by springwater13
Joni Ernst all but removed herself from Donald Trump’s vice presidential search, telling POLITICO in an interview that she wants to help Trump become president but that she’s focused on Iowa and the Senate, where the freshman senator said she's “just getting started.”
The GOP senator met with Trump on Monday and received effusive praise afterward, with Trump predicting he will “see her again.” But it likely won’t be as his running mate.
“I made that very clear to him that I’m focused on Iowa. I feel that I have a lot more to do in the United States Senate. And Iowa is where my heart is,” Ernst said Wednesday. “I’m just getting started here. I have a great partner with Chuck Grassley, we’ve been able to accomplish a lot. And I think that President Trump will need some great assistance in the United States Senate and I can provide that.”
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IOW - she’s been told she’s off the list - and been given a save-face exit - After all, if that were really what she wants, she wouldn’t have gone thu’ the vetting -
in any case, glad to hear it
Rather see him a Sec of Defense
Joni’s a good egg but I’m fairly sure Trump has now made his choice and is informing the others so they can withdraw. I hope its Newt but I think its Pence.
“Or at the convention he might parade the best looking and smartest Congresswoman in the world out on the stage as his running mate. Conservative to the bone. Representative Marsha Blackburn from the great state of Tennessee.”
YOU ARE CORRECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Been saying this for months!!!
She is the PERFECT choice.
She wants the job. Considered running herself this cycle.
She has supported Trump from the jump
She is experienced. In politics since 1989. She has been in the House of Representatives since 2003 (13 years). She also has had leadership experience there.
She is 64. Young enough.
She is intelligent, photogenic, good speaker, gotta love that slight southern accent
She is TOUGH! No shrinking violet here.
She is VERY CONSERVATIVE. She is RIGHT on all the issues.
She is a Christian (Presbyterian like Trump)
I hope and pray Trump is listening.
Is Blackburn being vetted?
Are you saying military service is a definitive metric of "patriotism"? Because John FN Kerry's medals prove...what again??
Ernst ran as a conservative and compromised those principles in short order. IMO she's a moderate Republican who fell in with the Establishment crowd. You're obviously entitled to your own opinion.
You may not have realized this yet, but "serving in government" is NOT necessarily a measure of love of country, integrity, or accomplishment, or else you may as well built a monument to the Kennedys, McCain, and Orrin Hatch.
The purpose of Trump's VP is to provide strength, integrity, commitment to doing the right thing, and adding confidence to the ticket. I'm not a big proponent these days of political appointments based on outdated strategy -- PC demographics and a supposed geographical loyalty.
People can make up their own minds about Jodi Ernst. We need more of her in the Senate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Ernst
I give up...
I dont think Trump could tolerate her goofiness.
Ernst was the Commanding Officer of a Transportation Company. The company was responsible for the delivery of water, fuel and other supplies to units in secure areas. Joni Ernst did not lead her troops into combat. Ernst’s troops were not combat personnel, and their mission was not combat.
I think everyone knew there was no way she wanted to accept this position. No way
He should not pick ANY “sitting” congress person from this DO NOTHING congress.
:)
We PATRIOTS need to keep our Farm Team up to snuff...and their feet to the fire!
I LOVE Flynn; a RI’er like me....no Washington insider, that’s for sure and NO WAY would he be a “cocktail circuit wanna be”....only problem is RI isn’t exactly on the must have list....Sec Def for sure!!!!!
Brown is why we have Obama care
Sign me up for that “Go West” movement!
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Mega Dittoes
I listened to West a lot during primaries and he seemed like he was On The Train
That’s good to know. Thanks.
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