[The Hill] Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in a new interview with Bloomberg News opened up about her past experiences with assault, alleging she experienced attacks at the hands of her ex-husband and a boyfriend in college.Ernst during the interview addressed the allegations, publicized this week in court documents, that her husband physically assaulted her during an argument years ago.
The Iowa Republican, a prominent ally of President Trump, also during the interview said that she was raped by an abusive ex-boyfriend in college at Iowa state University.
Ernst told the outlet that her unnamed boyfriend in college was "physically and sexually abusive." She said that he raped her at his home one night, and then later threatened to kill himself if she broke up with him.