President Trump carefully reviewed all of the candidates for the U.S. Senate. Everyone, especially David McCormick – a pro-China, Wall Street Insider – wanted this endorsement. But President Trump wisely endorsed me because I’m a conservative who will stand up to Joe Biden and the woke Left.
Dr. Mehmet oz
As Pennsylvania’s next Senator, I will defend America First policies. I will fight to unleash American energy, protect our Second Amendment, and drain the swamp of Washington insiders. l will be a powerful Pro-Life voice in the Senate, and I will protect our children from harmful woke indoctrination. And no one will fight harder against the radical policies of Joe Biden that are causing inflation, creating a crisis at our border, and weakening our position around the world.
TV Celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz announced on Nov. 30 his Republican candidacy for one of the two U.S. Senate seats from Pennsylvania.
Just like his idol Donald Trump, Dr. Oz has no background in politics. He has not even served as a City Councilman. The American public and the world-at-large suffered enough in the hands of the incompetent celebrity Trump who appointed Dr. Oz to the White House council on sport, fitness and nutrition, after appearing on “The Dr. Oz Show” as a presidential candidate.
Besides his lack of political experience, there are several other issues that should discourage or disqualify Dr. Oz from running for a Senate seat. Even though he is a medical doctor, he has offered plenty of baseless medical advice and promoted questionable treatments, such as diet pills and hydroxychloroquine, Trump’s fake cure for coronavirus, in order to enrich himself, jeopardizing the health of the American public. He shockingly suggested on FOX-TV that “a 2-3% increase in COVID-19 mortality from reopening schools nationwide might be a worthwhile trade-off.”
According to Wikipedia, Dr. Oz “has promoted pseudoscience and alternative medicine, and has been criticized by physicians, government officials, and publications, including the British Medical Journal, Popular Science, and The New Yorker, for endorsing unproven products and non-scientific advice. The British Medical Journal published a study in 2014 that found more than half of the recommendations on medical talk series, including “The Dr. Oz Show,” either had no evidence or contradicted medical research.”
Another problem is that Dr. Oz is running for the Senate from Pennsylvania, even though he is not a resident of that State. He lives in a mansion in New Jersey which violates the residency requirement to run for political office in that State. In late 2020, he changed his voter registration to a home owned by his mother-in-law in Pennsylvania. The only link he has with that State is that he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania over three decades ago in 1986.
Finally, without wanting to say anything disparaging about his Turkish background, it remains to be seen, if elected, Dr. Oz will act as the mouthpiece of the Turkish government or serves the interests of the United States. In the few days since announcing his candidacy, several articles have been written questioning his exclusive allegiance to the United States as a dual Turkish and American citizen. Even though Dr. Mehmet Oz was born in Ohio, he spent his childhood summers in Turkey and served for two years in the Turkish army.
Regarding his position on Armenian issues, there are two indications:
1) In 2014, the Assembly of Turkish American Associations headquartered in Washington, DC, announced Dr. Oz’s participation in its “master plan” to deny the Armenian Genocide in advance of the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide in 2015. However, a spokesman for Dr. Oz said in an email to the Armenian Asbarez newspaper that “Dr. Oz is not involved in this in any way.”
2) In 2008, when I was being awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in New York, Dr. Oz was also one of the recipients of that medal. During the official ceremony, in my acceptance speech, the minute I said that I was a descendant of survivors of the Armenian Genocide, Dr. Oz got up from his chair and left the hall. To be fair to him, this could have been a mere coincidence.
Nevertheless, it is up to Dr. Oz to clarify his position on the Armenian Genocide which is already recognized by both Houses of Congress and the President of the United States. Dr. Mehmet Oz’s true allegiances will be revealed if he shows any reluctance to criticize the grave human rights violations committed by his good friend, the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Despite his celebrity status, Dr. Oz will face an uphill battle in his political campaign. He will be competing with a dozen other Republican candidates in the race for the Senate. If he overcomes that major hurdle, he would then go up against his Democratic rival. The current Republican Senator Pat Toomey has announced his retirement.
Dr. Oz has come under relentless attacks from the American media for his questionable past statements. Dr. Dale Summers wrote an article in The Daily Beast titled: “Please Don’t Elect Dr. Oz — He’s a Disgrace to Our Profession.” Summers stated: “I greet this prospect with the same enthusiasm I’d have for contracting dysentery…. He’s been promoting pseudoscience on his show for years.”
In another article, The Daily Beast’s Matt Wilstein reported the sarcastic comments made on TV by comedian Stephen Colbert about Dr. Oz’s political prospects. The article was titled: “Stephen Colbert Exposes Known ‘Liar’ Dr. Oz Ahead of Pennsylvania Senate Run.” Colbert ridiculed Dr. Oz’s statement that his candidacy will “help re-light the ‘divine spark’ inside every American.” He noted that Dr. Oz, before tossing his hat in the political ring, had a “lucrative career as a liar, peddling questionable health advice on TV.” Colbert then added: “But Dr. Oz may not just have fake medical claims; he may have fake Pennsylvania claims, because he’s running there despite living in New Jersey for years.”
Karen Tumulty, Deputy Editorial Page Editor and Columnist for the Washington Post, wrote an article headlined: “What Dr. Oz’s Senate campaign is missing.” Tumulty stated: “Oz has now offered himself as a prescription for what ails politics. Count me as skeptical that Pennsylvania voters will buy the idea that he is the cure they are looking for.”
It remains to seen whether Dr. Oz’s celebrity status will overcome his political inexperience and fake medical cures.
Dr. Mehmet Oz received a key endorsement in the Senate primary race to replace Republican Sen. Pat Toomey, who announced that he will be retiring.
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.), a member of House GOP leadership, told The Post Wednesday he’s throwing his support behind the celebrity physician.
“I’m endorsing Dr. Oz for Senate because Dr. Oz is our clearest path to victory in this election,” Reschenthaler said.
He added that Oz’s name recognition and medical experience could give him an advantage in the race.
Oz — who rose to fame as a frequent guest on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” before obtaining his own television show in 2009 — announced his bid to represent the Keystone State in a Washington Examiner op-ed on Tuesday.
In the piece, he took aim at the national response to the pandemic and said his medical experience could help shape policy.
Reschenthaler likened Oz to former Presidents Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan, arguing his celebrity will prove to be a difficult hurdle for others in the race to overcome, adding that he believes his populist leanings will resonate with voters in today’s political climate.
Dr. Mehmet Oz is running for Senate in Pennsylvania to replace retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey.
“Here’s why Dr. Oz gives me optimism that we can win. First, he’s coming in with almost nearly universal name identification. If President Trump taught us one thing, it’s the importance of name identification, especially in a primary,” the Pennsylvania Republican said.
“Additionally, Dr. Oz is coming in with his incredible American success story having invented a valve that saved countless lives a heart valve saved countless lives.”
Former Trump-backed candidate Sean Parnell’s decision to suspend his campaign after his estranged wife made domestic abuse allegations against him.
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.) endorsed Dr. Oz for Senate.
Businessman David McCormick, who runs Bridgewater Associates, and former Trump ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands are also considering entering the primary.
Reschenthaler noted that establishment Republicans have begun to rally around businessman David McCormick, but argued that he doesn’t believe he is their best shot in a general election. McCormick has drawn heat for outsourcing jobs and pointed to his firm, Bridgewater Capital, having invested billions in China as problematic.
While Oz may have name recognition, he has been criticized for his past residency in New Jersey. He also previously donated to Democrat candidates and has been accused of providing controversial medical advice.
David McCormick of Bridgewater Associates is also considering entering the primary.
“There’s carpetbagging then there is this guy trying to buy a U.S. Senate seat in a state he doesn’t live in, doesn’t know, and can’t fight for effectively,” a spokesman for the Super PAC, Jobs for Our Future, told The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “Oz doesn’t know the first thing about conservative Pennsylvania values and primary voters are about to find out how out of touch he is.”
But proponents of his bid argue that several successful candidates have moved from out of state and don’t feel his controversial medical suggestions will prove to be problematic in the primary.
“I can’t speak to what Dr. Oz has said and what he hasn’t said. But the American people are losing faith quickly and the CDC and people within the government are speaking about issues because they’re putting politics above science,” one senior Pennsylvania source said.
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“Dr. Oz is coming from in as a trusted medical resource on TV, I’d be willing to say and if you were going to be much more ready to believe Dr. Oz and they are a political hack.”
Pennsylvania is seen as a key swing state Republicans will need to fight to retain as they look to flip the majority in the upper chamber.
High-profile Democrats including moderate Democrat Conor Lamb, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, state representative Malcolm Kenyatta and Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh have thrown their hat in the ring for the open seat in the purple state.
The state’s primary races are slated to take place in May 2022.
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