Iowa Republican Joni Ernst dismissed concerns about Medicaid cuts in Donald Trump and GOP's tax bill by saying, "Well, we're all going to die." ...

Sen. Joni Ernst's comment that "we all are going to die" to a town hall attendee criticizing proposed changes to Medicaid has attracted attention.

The lawmaker is being haunted by her one-sentence reply to a constituent complaining about proposed Medicaid 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 ...

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 in north-central ...

WATCH: Sen. Joni Ernst doubles down on 'We all are going to die' quip with sarcastic response KCCI did reach out to the senator's team and is waiting to hear back. Ernst is up for reelection in 2026.

Senator Joni Ernst responded to criticism of potential Medicaid cuts by saying "we all are going to die." Ernst later doubled down with a sarcastic apology video filmed in a graveyard. The proposed ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's vote for President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" could be a defining issue in her reelection ...

The once-ascending senator has lost steam after getting bullied into backing Pete Hegseth and horribly mishandling protests ...

Senate Republicans are bracing for another one of their colleagues to possibly call it quits: Joni Ernst. The two-term Iowa ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst posted a sarcastic apology video following a viral moment when she told a town hall audience member that "we all are going to die" in response to concerns over Medicaid cuts.

Protesters gathered outside the Davenport office building of of U. S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) for a “die in.” The protest ...