Joni Ernst Medicaid Controversy

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Joni Ernst posts sarcastic apology video

Joni Ernst posts sarcastic apology video following comments that 'we all are going to die'

Ernst, a Republican, posted a video to her Instagram story on Saturday, May 31, where she spoke directly to camera about the incident

New York Post on MSN · 2d

GOP Sen. Joni Ernst gives mock apology to lefty critics for acknowledging ‘we all are going to die’ during Medicaid argument

Iowa GOP Sen. Joni Ernst has delivered a backhanded apology for acknowledging everyone dies during a town hall that included frustration over Trump Medicaid reforms. Ernst sparked controversy when she fielded a question about the Medicaid provisions in the proposed One Big Beautiful Bill Act and a heckler jeered that “people will die!

HuffPost on MSN · 2d

GOP Senator Doubles Down On 'We All Are Going To Die' Comment In Wild Non-Apology

After her flippant reply to constituents' worries about health care and food assistance cuts, Sen. Joni Ernst followed up with a brazen video filmed in a cemetery.

Sen. Ernst draws a 2026 challenger

The Washington Post on MSN · 7h

Ernst’s ‘we all are going to die’ quip underscores GOP’s Medicaid challenge

The senator’s sarcasm-tinged response to controversy complicates Republican efforts to downplay their bill’s effects on Americans’ Medicaid coverage.

ABC News on MSN · 13h

Sen. Ernst draws a 2026 challenger because of her Medicaid cuts comments

Democrat J.D. Scholten, a Iowa state rep and pro baseball player, will take on Republican Sen. Joni Ernst in 2026 -- in part because of her comments about Medicaid cuts.

Time on MSN · 14h

'We're All Going to Die': GOP Fumbles Defense of Medicaid Cuts

Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa told an audience “Well, we all are going to die,” in response to concerns that Medicaid cuts woud lead to more deaths

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‘The View’ blasts Ernst for Medicaid remark: ‘These comments could haunt her in 2026’

The hosts of The View took Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) to task during Monday’s episode over the senator’s town hall exchange about ...

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Iowa state lawmaker enters US Senate race after Ernst retort on Medicaid cuts

SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten, a Democrat, announced a run for U.S. Senate on Monday, a decision he says ...

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Iowa Democrat to launch bid against Ernst after her controversial Medicaid remarks

Iowa Democratic state Rep. J.D. Scholten is launching a challenge against Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), he confirmed to multiple ...

Indy100 on MSN2d

Joni Ernst responds to town hall backlash over Medicaid comments - as Twitter notices one ‘bonkers’ detail

Joni Ernst, the Republican senator for Iowa, has doubled down on remarks made at a recent town hall, in which she responded to concerns about cuts to Medicaid by telling attendees “we all are going to ...

Worst possible answer: Ernst downplays death as consequence of purging Medicaid

Responding to voters at a town hall concerned that removing people from the Medicaid rolls would have dire consequences, ...

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