Sen. Joni Ernst attended a town hall meeting where she defended her party's proposed Medicaid cuts, saying, "Well, we all are going to die."
Ernst's office did not walk back the quote but leaned into it, leading to backlash from Democrats and local news outlets.
In a follow-up video filmed in a cemetery, Ernst reiterated her stance, emphasizing the inevitability of death.
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy criticized Ernst's rhetoric, highlighting the real-world consequences of GOP health care cuts on people's lives.
Ernst's response to criticism reflects a lack of empathy for the impact of her party's policy agenda and suggests a failure in the GOP's messaging efforts regarding Medicaid cuts.
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