Joni Ernst, Now and Then

“I did not call them insurrectionists. I don’t remember using that term.”

— Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), on Meet the Press today.

“Storming the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to influence elected officials — an insurrection as many have called it — is not, and will never be, a peaceful protest. It is anarchy — and America and her people cannot stand for it in any form.”

— Ernst, in a Des Moines Register op-ed on January 11, 2021.