Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, who had been seen as a key Republican skeptic of Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Defense Department, said she will support him after his performance at Tuesday’s confirmation hearing.

Senators are set to grill President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth Tuesday in a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, where Hegseth is likely to face intense scrutiny from Democratic senators about allegations of sexual misconduct and concerning drinking habits—which he has denied.

Pete Hegseth was met with a friendly reception by Senate Republicans at his Tuesday hearing before the Armed Services Committee, who signaled they would get behind President-elect Donald Trump’s embattled nominee to be secretary of defense.