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Ernst's response was, "Well, we all are going to die." If that ridiculously glib statement wasn’t enough, Ernst's sarcastic “apology,” given in a cemetery, was even worse.
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa was booed during a town hall Friday after she defended proposed cuts to Medicaid by saying, “We’re all going to die, for heaven’s sakes.” ...
'Well, we all are going to die': Sen. Joni Ernst defends Medicaid cuts at Iowa town hall Stephen Gruber-Miller, USA TODAY NETWORK Fri, May 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM UTC ...
GOP Senator Doubles Down On 'We All Are Going To Die' Comment In Wild Non-Apology And It's Bleak Sen. Joni Ernst has come under fire for her response to constituents concerned about proposed cuts ...
But Ernst decided to go in a different direction. “Well, we all are going to die,” said Ernst, who’s facing reelection in 2026. When hostile portions of the crowd balked at the response, she ...
S en. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) filmed an apology video from a graveyard after callously telling a crowd of her constituents at a recent town hall meeting that "we're all going to die." ...
“Well, we’re all going to die,” Ernst snarkily replied. When she was greeted with a mixture of stunned groans and shout-backs, the senator exasperatedly added: “For heaven’s sakes, folks.” ...
If that ridiculously glib statement wasn’t enough, Ernst's sarcastic “apology,” given in a cemetery, was even worse. She’s in a graveyard, using dead people as props, looking eerily like ...
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, was repeatedly pressed on cuts to Medicaid in the House's budget bill at a town hall in her home state on Friday, and pushed back on an attendee who said the cuts would ...
Ernst responded: “People are not ― well, we all are going to die. So, for heaven’s sakes, folks.” She received wide backlash for her response, but the criticism didn’t seem to bother her ...