Courier News: Ernst fleeing from a questioner June 4

As the elevator door closes, she says she is “very compassionate” and says to watch the “whole conversation.”

Dear Senator, we are happy to provide the whole conversation to the public who has likely seen your best stuff but most people probably haven’t watched the just-as-bad stuff that you are trying to pretend will exonerate you somehow from your self-imposed scandal. There were plenty of bad, embarrassing moments where the good people of Iowa politely and respectfully called you out for the horrendous job you are doing in Washington, DC.  Yes dear readers, have a look at the whole conversation at the town hall in Parkersburg.  You won’t be sorry.

And after you see the whole conversation as Joni suggests, you still won’t be voting for Joni Ernst in 2026.

Below is the entire livestream of the Parkersburg town hall. Start to finish it is really a must see. People had to drive, some for a couple of hours, to be there.

I would like to take this opportunity to interject into the conversation something that I feel has been overlooked.  At the time that Joni’s now infamous comment happened, she was trying to lie and say that they would only be taking people off of Medicaid who were not eligible.  This is factually incorrect. It was a lie.

A New York Times fact check of  Trump’s budget bill revealed it would cut enrollment by about 10.3 million people.  Trump and Allies Sell Domestic Policy Bill With Falsehoods

So we’re supposed to believe that none of these ten million are actually eligible?

People who are receiving Medicaid have gone through an arduous, lengthy, bureaucratic, documentary process to be determined eligible for benefits. They are required to continually resubmit updated information and minor changes.  They have been determined by a rigorous process to be eligible for benefits.

The fact is, Republicans don’t want millions of people to be eligible because they want the money for their billionaire friends. In their privileged minds, what they want and what they think should be, is equivalent to what is.  Joni and other Trump loyalist say people are not eligible because they think they are taking their money.

Make no mistake. Republicans want ALL of the money. They will not stop until they get it unless we stop them.  To that end MAGA has taken Republicans like Joni Ernst so far over the edge that they will say anything – and feel nothing.

May as well give her a call, we’re paying her salary.

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