Director of Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought mocked the backlash Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) faced for defending the changes to Medicaid proposed in the reconciliation bill before Congress. Ernst took questions about what Democrats have characterized as cuts to Medicaid in legislation passed by the House and dubbed “the big,

The mortality debate unleashed by Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst continued Sunday as Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., clapped back with what amounted to “Duh.”

The outrage over the senator’s glib response to concerns about Medicaid cuts was immediate. Then, Ernst doubled down on her remarks with a sarcastic post.