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June 3, 2025
International
World

‘I am very compassionate’: Joni Ernst defends her ‘we all are going to die’ remark

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst defended her controversial statement “we all are going to die,” at a town hall meeting and said that “you need to listen to the entire conversation.”Speaking to CBS News on Monday, Ernst said, “I’m very compassionate, and you need to listen to the entire conversation.”During a heated town hall on Friday, […]

May 31, 2025
International
World

‘We all are going to die’: Senator Ernst booed at Town Hall over support for Trump’s $700 billion spending cuts

Senator Joni Ernst (Image credits: AP) Republican senator Joni Ernst faced boos and groans from constituents during a tense town hall in Parkersburg, Iowa, on Friday after defending a Republican-backed spending and tax cut package, dubbed as “the big, beautiful bill” by US President Trump, which includes $700 billion in cuts, including significant reductions to […]