The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says heart disease and cancer are the two leading causes of death in the U.S. I’d like to add a third one: Iowa Senator Joni Ernst. Her flippant “we all are going to die” comment at a May 30 town hall is one to remember as we look ahead to Nov 2026. Ernst was trying to justify the huge Medicaid cuts in the House-passed budget bill, which analysts say would cause 7.6 million Americans to lose their health insurance coverage. That’s a scary proposition for a lot of people. And yes, life threatening. Seems like Ernst has been infected with the Trump virus, a fairly common disease nowadays that makes people — especially elected officials — say and do stupid things.