At a Parkersburg town hall, Senator Joni Ernst faced fierce pushback as she defended the Trump Administration’s cuts to Medicaid. India May was in the audience when she shouted at Ernst that “people will die” if kicked off Medicaid. Ernst responded, “Well, we all are going to die.” The exchange went viral and prompted an equally tone-deaf apology video from Ernst the next day.
On the latest episode of Cornhole Champions, Amie sat down with May to talk Ernst’s response, Iowa’s health care crisis, and May’s campaign for Iowa House in 2026.
Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsJtzmNlfbo&t=3s
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