GOP senators beyond Joni Ernst not 'jumping for joy' about Hegseth nomination: ex-insider

According to a former Republican party insider now serving as an analyst for MSNBC, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) may not be the only roadblock to Fox News personality Pete Hegseth becoming the next secretary of defense after being tapped by Donald Trump.

While the focus has been on Ernst, who seems poised to be the leader of a revolt against Trump's pick potentially because of Hegseth's opposition to women combat, analyst Elise Jordan said the embattled nominee's problems go far beyond her.

Speaking with "Morning Joe" co-host Willie Geist and Jonathan Lemire, Jordan suggested the opposition to Hegseth due to his lack of experience, to say nothing of reports about alleged public drunkenness, is more pervasive than has been reported.

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With Ernst being described as a "key vote," Jordan quipped, "I think they have to go through the motions, all of these senators, and look publicly like they're behind Pete Hegseth until they are not."

"Joni Ernst may be the one to only have grit to say there are problems here, let's go through the full process and check out all of these allegations," she predicted. "But that said, other senators behind closed doors are not necessarily jumping with joy over the prospect of having Pete Hegseth over an organization that has around 3 million employees, has a massive budget, the largest budget in Washington. "

"So I really think that we're going to have to see: is the loyalty test going to be enough?" she suggested.

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