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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 ...
Crockett: ‘Nobody’ elected Ernst to be ‘anybody’s grave digger’
Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) on Wednesday over the controversy surrounding her “we’re all going to die” remarks about Medicaid, and ...
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Sen. Ernst's town hall controversy spawns 2026 opponent
Sen. Joni Ernst is under fire after a town hall attendee yelled, "People will die" due to Medicaid cuts, and Ernst responded, "We all are going to die." In the wake of this controversy, ...
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 ...
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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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 ...
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 ...
Medicaid cuts in ‘big beautiful bill’ become flashpoint for GOP
Republicans are increasingly on the defensive over the party’s handling of Medicaid cuts in the party’s “big, beautiful bill, ...