Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, joined ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss Elon Musk’s effort to expose wasteful government spending at the Defense and Education Departments as USAID expenditures receive heavy backlash. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, joined ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss Elon Musk’s effort to expose wasteful government spending at the Defense and Education Departments as USAID expenditures receive heavy backlash.