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The Daily Beast14d
Trump, Joni Ernst and the Death of Shame
At a town hall event in Iowa on Friday, Republican Sen. Joni Ernst was asked about planned Medicaid cuts in the “big beautiful” budget bill now in front of the Senate. As Ernst started to ...
The New York Times15d
Joni Ernst Tries to Go MAGA
Unless your last name is Trump. But yours, Senator Ernst, clearly is not. So when a snarky exchange from a recent town hall went viral — your constituents yelling that the Medicaid cuts ...
New York Post15d
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 ...
Politico17d
‘Well, we all are going to die': Joni Ernst spars with town hall crowd over Medicaid
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst is the latest Republican to face an angry crowd of constituents, sparring with town hall attendees over President Donald Trump’s signature piece of legislation. Constituents ...
Des Moines Register18d
'Well, we all are going to die': Sen. Ernst defends Medicaid cuts at heated Iowa town hall
Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa fielded angry questions about Medicaid cuts and President Donald Trump's tax cut bill at a town hall in Parkersburg. At one point, a woman shouted "people ...
Des Moines Register15d
Iowans' responses to Joni Ernst: 'You just moved well beyond elitist' | Letters
Really, Joni Ernst, “We all are going to die”? Do you realize how arrogant that sounds, especially to someone who would be in the position of losing their health insurance or living paycheck ...
ABC News14d
Democrat announces run against Ernst after her 'We're all going to die' comments
Joni Ernst in 2026 -- prompted in part by her comments to constituents last week about potential cuts to Medicaid. Ernst faced a number of agitated constituents at a town hall on Friday who ...
Newsday16d
Ernst draws groans at Iowa town hall after retort on Medicaid cuts, saying 'we all are going to die'
DES MOINES, Iowa — Republican Sen. Joni Ernst was met with shouts and groans when she said “we all are going to die” as she addressed potential changes to Medicaid eligibility at a town hall ...
The Raw Story17d
'We're all going to die': Joni Ernst horrifies with 'haunting' reply on Medicaid
Travis Gettys is a senior editor for Raw Story based in northern Kentucky. He previously worked as a web editor for WLWT-TV and a contributing writer for the Kentucky Enquirer, and he also wrote ...
Hosted on MSN17d
Sen. Ernst Speaks out after Medicaid cuts comment: "we are all going to die"
Sen. Ernst Speaks out after Medicaid cuts comment: "we are all going to die" "Facts Matter": Lester Holt Signs Off As ‘NBC Nightly News' Anchor Ina Garten’s Dinner Party Rule Is One Every ...
ABC News15d
Iowa state lawmaker enters US Senate race after Ernst retort on Medicaid cuts
Joni Ernst made a retort about Medicaid cuts that prompted swift backlash. Scholten, from northwest Iowa, was first elected to the statehouse in 2023 after twice losing congressional races in Iowa ...