Kari Lake vs. Joni Ernst: A Potential Senate Showdown Is Trending

Kari Lake is lighting up X tonight as a potential challenger to Senator Joni Ernst in 2026.

Ernst has landed in hot water with President Donald Trump supporters for opposing Pete Hegseth’s nomination.

That didn’t go unnoticed.

MAGA as a whole is watching very carefully who’s pushing against President Trump’s picks.

Sources claim Ernst is allegedly lobbying President Trump to withdraw Hegseth, possibly for herself.

And with Ernst’s Senate seat up for grabs, patriots are eyeing Kari Lake.

She’s an Iowa native.

What if she returns to Iowa?

And takes Ernst’s seat?

Consequences of Defying MAGA: Kari Lake Trending as Contender for Joni Ernst’s Seat in 2026 – “Kari Lake’s Potential Move to Iowa: A New Senate Battle?” https://t.co/WBKCQAjFp5 pic.twitter.com/JGj51PPtJD

— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) December 6, 2024

Looks like DC Draino got the ball rolling.

Ok hear me out@KariLake was born and raised in Iowa

What if she returns home to primary Joni Ernst in 2026 and take her Senate seat? pic.twitter.com/S1ykDuLKm5

— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) December 5, 2024

The Gateway Pundit reports:

Kari Lake is trending on X/Twitter tonight as a potential contender to take on Joni Ernst (R-IA) for the U.S. Senate in 2026 after Ernst’s attempts to sabotage Trump’s incoming administration and Cabinet picks.

The Gateway Pundit reported earlier that Joni Ernst said on Thursday that she is not yet a “yes” vote on Pete Hegseth after meeting with him privately. Ernst voted in favor of Biden’s incompetent DEI Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, but she draws the line with Pete Hegseth. What a gutless individual.

She didn’t stop there either.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Ernst is waging an aggressive campaign to derail Pete Hegseth’s nomination for Secretary of Defense.

According to sources close to the Trump campaign, Ernst has been making direct appeals to former President Donald Trump, urging him to withdraw Hegseth’s nomination and positioning herself as a potential replacement.

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Ernst is up for reelection in 2026, and many want to see Iowa native and Trump-Endorsed Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake return to her home state to remove her.

Kari Lake running against Joni Ernst in the 2026 Iowa Senate primary is now trending on X with over 16,000 posts

People want Joni Ernst out and Kari Lake in https://t.co/YC41FGebHE pic.twitter.com/2lY9soWbGF

— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) December 5, 2024

Is Ernst the poster child for a RINO?

Here’s an unearthed video of Sen. Joni Ernst petulantly reprimanding her constituents for opposing the “bipartisan border bill” that provided amnesty to illegals.

She blames President Trump for the failure of the bill, as well.

Her talking points are completely… pic.twitter.com/5DuYLGcbTX

— Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarinoUS) December 5, 2024