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Joni Ernst, GOP and Medicaid

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 · 3d

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!

The Washington Post on MSN · 2d

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.

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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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Ernst risks political blowback with ‘we all are going to die’ remarks

Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) recent controversial remarks on Medicaid are threatening to become a political liability for the ...

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In bizarre cemetery video, Joni Ernst leans into ‘we are all going to die’ message

The Republican senator sparked a controversy with her rhetoric about her party's proposed Medicaid cuts. A follow-up video ...

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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 ...

Indy100 on MSN3d

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 ...

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Pressed on Medicaid cuts, Iowa’s Ernst tells constituents, ‘Well, we’re all going to die’

While everyone’s life will eventually come to an end, politicians rarely say, “We’re all going to die” when talking about ...

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