Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett did not mince words this week as she took to social media to torch Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Her reason? McConnell’s jaw-droppingly indifferent response to concerns about Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Which, in case you’re a sweeping legislative package that, among other things, threatens massive cuts to Medicaid.
In a scathing tweet on June 25, Crockett called out McConnell for dismissing public fears about the bill’s real-world consequences. According to her post, when asked about the devastating impact the bill could have on Medicaid recipients, McConnell responded, those affected will “get over it.”
The congresswoman slammed the remark as emblematic of the GOP’s casual cruelty toward the very Americans they claim to represent. “So when the headlines start showing real people suffering—losing care, losing lives—remember, they said ‘get over it,’” Crockett wrote.
Crockett brought receipts
Fox News—yes, their little friends—recently reported that 59% of folks disapprove of the big, ugly bill…probably because nearly HALF of Americans think it’ll hurt their families.
— Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@RepJasmine) June 25, 2025
And if you’re worried about how it’ll impact your Medicaid? Mitch McConnell, who likely has… pic.twitter.com/p5MslgoxQY
McConnell aside, Crockett’s post included a Fox News poll showing that 59% of respondents oppose the bill, while 49% believe it will hurt their families. Only 23% think it will help.
The numbers underscore a harsh reality: Americans understand what’s at stake. The bill, which critics have called everything from “grotesque” to “legislative arson,” is shaping up to be one of the most controversial proposals of Trump’s 2025 policy blitz.
The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’—and the ugly truth behind it
Mitch McConnell just told 1.4 MILLION Kentuckians on Medicaid to "get over it" when they lose their health care.
— Kentucky Democrats (@KyDems) June 24, 2025
The @KYGOP does not care about the lives of the people in our Commonwealth.
Kentucky Democrats always will. pic.twitter.com/o6OhL3nLF7
Trump has been touting the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) as a silver bullet for America’s “bloated welfare state.” But what’s inside the package is less beautiful than brutal. Leaked legislative drafts suggest sweeping rollbacks to key social safety net programs, including Medicaid, SNAP, and disability benefits. Trump loyalists in Congress are selling it as “fiscal discipline.” Critics call it what it is: a direct assault on the poor and working class.
The Medicaid cuts are especially alarming. According to an analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the proposed changes could lead to the loss of coverage for millions.
Older adults, children, and people with disabilities stand to be disproportionately affected. Yet McConnell, who enjoys some of the best government-funded healthcare money can buy, seems utterly unfazed.
In a recent closed-door meeting leaked to multiple outlets, McConnell reportedly told colleagues, “I know people back home are worried about Medicaid. But they’ll get over it.”
The remark quickly made the rounds on Capitol Hill—and it didn’t sit well with lawmakers like Crockett, who represents one of the most vulnerable districts in Texas.
Is cruelty the point?
The messaging from GOP leadership isn’t just tone-deaf—it’s downright dystopian. Americans are being told, plainly, that their health, well-being, and very lives are expendable in the name of conservative ideology. Meanwhile, McConnell’s party continues to hand out tax cuts to billionaires like Halloween candy.
Rep. Crockett, a rising star in the Democratic caucus, has become a key voice in holding Republican leadership accountable for these attacks on the social contract. Her blistering response isn’t just political theater—it’s a warning shot.
As debate over the bill intensifies, one thing is clear: the stakes are high, and millions of lives hang in the balance. And when the suffering inevitably begins, we won’t forget who told us to “get over it.”
