I& #39;ve been involved in politics one way or the other for over 30 years. The video of this exchange between Ernst and Trump is really revealing. Aspiring pols should take note. Cont& #39;d... https://twitter.com/iowafuel/status/1295788338968854529">https://twitter.com/iowafuel/...

. @SenJoniErnst gets the present on her own turf and in a public meeting that& #39;s being broadcast live. She starts by thanking him for the much-needed disaster assistance. But with that already having been signed she pivots to an important unresolved issue for her state.

If you& #39;ve never done it before you don& #39;t fully understand how difficult it is to look the president of the United States (any one of them) in the eye and tell him something that you know they don& #39;t want to hear. But Senator Ernst steps up here in a public forum...

...where the president is forced to respond. Astute observers will note how the president immediately pivots topic back to positive ground for him & his popular year-round approval of E15. Ernst thanks and acknowledges that, but expertly moves the discussion back to her topic...

She presses the RFS issue home and gets the president to commit to talking to the EPA. No Senator can dictate the final outcome to a president, but this shows how you can leverage your position to force action. Very well played by Senator Ernst. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Applaus-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Applaus-Zeichen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Applaus-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Applaus-Zeichen">