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 ...

Ernst, who hasn't formally announced she is seeking reelection in 2026, brought in $723,000 in the second quarter, slightly ...

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 ...