Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tried to rebrand a Republican bill on Wednesday—and the backlash was swift. Referring to the GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Schumer mockingly renamed it the “Well, We’re All Going To Die Act.” His comments sparked instant criticism online.
Schumer claimed the bill would do serious harm. “It will strip health care from 14 million Americans,” he said. “It’ll cut off food access for 11 million more. And it gives tax cuts to billionaires on the backs of families.”
He even used a visual aid during his remarks. “Here’s the ‘We Are All Going To Die Act,’” Schumer said, holding up a chart. But critics weren’t buying it.
Conservatives quickly fired back. “If Democrats were right, we’d all have died ten times over by now,” one person joked. Others mocked past Democratic warnings about net neutrality, climate change, and tax cuts.
“I’m already dead from Net Neutrality, climate change, sequestration, and building a wall,” one commenter wrote. Another added, “I was murdered by the repeal of Net Neutrality.”
AG Hamilton criticized the repeated fear tactics. “Doesn’t this act get old?” he asked. “The emotional value is gone because no one takes it seriously anymore.”
One user shared a parody video mocking politicians who say “people will die” over every Republican policy. The video resurfaced as Schumer’s comments went viral. The sentiment online was nearly unanimous.
CNN Republican pundit Scott Jennings didn’t hold back. “No one should ever—ever—take these people seriously ever again ever,” he said. The public, it seems, has grown tired of the same old script.