Rep. Ashley Hinson is the Republican rising star who many see as being the one who will replace retiring Iowa Senator. Joni Ernst, the notorious anti-Trump RINO whose retirement led to much cheering from MAGA conservatives online. Hinson will be running in the 2026 midterms, and explained that she’s rejecting Sen. Ernst’s approach and putting MAGA at the forefront.
For reference, Rep. Hinson has earned Trump’s endorsement in the race and put her MAGA views at the forefront of her campaign, saying when she announced her campaign, in a clear attempt to distinguish herself from Sen. Ernst, “I’m running to be President Trump’s top ally in the United States Senate.”
In any case, speaking to Fox News Digital about her campaign and her support for President Trump, said that Iowa is choosing Trump and rejecting the California-style way of running a state. She said, “We have a common sense approach in Iowa, and I don’t want to see Iowa look like California. I think we need to see the country look more like Iowa.” She added, “Iowa does things right.”
Further, she explained that the message she is pushing is the one that MAGA voters want and which Trump ran on in 2024, saying, “When I look at what message we’re out selling, it’s what exactly they voted for in the last election. Iowans overwhelmingly sent President Trump to the White House.”
Adding to that by noting that she is aiming, unlike Sen. Ernst, to be a consistent ally of Trump in the Senate, Hinson told Fox News Digital that she is looking “forward to the campaign and showing Iowans again why conservative, solid leadership, being a strong ally of President Trump, and making sure we’re going to continue to deliver on those promises, so he has a full four years to do that.”
Also, Hinson slammed the Democratic Party’s attacks on her, saying, “When I hear the lies and the fearmongering coming out of the left, it’s to only cover up for the fact that they have no message and no real leader other than Bernie and AOC and now Mamdani in New York.” She then noted, on that point, “If that’s the direction they want to take our country, I think Iowans are going to reject that wholeheartedly.”
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President Trump, endorsing her in a post on Truth Social, then said, “Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is running for the United States Senate in Iowa, a State I love and WON BIG, THREE TIMES, in 2016, 2020, and 2024. I know Ashley well, and she is a WINNER! A Loving Wife and Proud Mother of two sons, Ashley is a wonderful person, has ALWAYS delivered for Iowa, and will continue doing so in the United States Senate.”
He added, “She is working hard to Create Jobs, Cut Taxes, Promote Products and Services MADE IN AMERICA by our incredible Iowa Workers, Support our Great Farmers and American Agriculture, Champion Innovation, Continue to Help Secure our now very Secure Southern Border, Stop Migrant Crime, Murderers, and other Criminals from illegally entering our Country, Strengthen our Military/Veterans, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment. Ashley Hinson will be an outstanding Senator, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement – SHE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!”
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