Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst is facing intense criticism over her comments on Republican plans to slash spending on Medicaid while giving major tax breaks to the rich. During a town hall on Friday, a member of the audience yelled out that the Medicaid cuts would result in people dying. Ernst responded by saying, “We all are going to die.”

Audience member 1: “People will die!”

Sen. Joni Ernst: “People are not” —

Audience member 2: “People will die.”

Sen. Joni Ernst: “Well, we all are going to die. So, for heaven’s sakes.”

On Saturday, Senator Ernst doubled down on her remarks by posting a sarcastic video recorded at a cemetery.

Sen. Joni Ernst: “I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that, yes, we are all going to perish from this Earth. So, I apologize, and I’m really, really glad that I did not have to bring up the subject of the tooth fairy, as well.”