Trump’s support potentially gives impetus to the heart surgeon and his host “Dr. Oz Show “in the GOP qualifiers. “I have known Dr. Oz for many years, as well as many others, even if only through his very successful television show,” Trump said of Oz. “She has lived with us through the screen and has always been popular, respected and smart. He even said that I was in excellent health, something that made me like him even more (although he also said that I have to lose a few kilos!) “. Trump said he gave “full and complete support” to Oz for his stance on abortion, crime, the Second Amendment, border security, the military, education, energy independence, and “electoral fraud.” “, Making him” the most capable to win the general election “against the Democrats, even in cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. “Women, in particular, are attracted to Dr. Oz for his advice and counsel,” Trump added. “I have seen it many times over the years. They know him, they believe in him and they trust him “. Dr. Mehmet Oz had previously been convicted against the federal government for ordering vaccines and masks.AP Photo / Marc Levy Trump had previously announced his support for early star Sean Parnell in the Pennsylvania race in August, after Republican Sen. Patrick Toume said he would not run for re-election. Parnell, however, suspended his campaign after a judge ruled against him in a custody battle amid allegations that he had abused his estranged wife and three children. Seven candidates will run in the May 17 Republican primary, including incumbent David McCormick, hedge fund manager who led Oz by nine points in a Fox News poll released in early March. The poll found that nearly a third of Republican voters were undecided. A more recent poll from Emerson College between March 26 and 28 found McCormick and Oz at a dead end, with 14% each with 51% of Republican voters undecided. Trump’s ratification could give Oz the impetus it needed just a month before the primary, according to Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling. “The potential support of former President Donald Trump is significant in the Republican primary: 61% of Republican voters say they are more likely to vote for a candidate if they support him, while 13% say they are less likely to vote. “This candidate, and 26% say it makes no difference,” Kimball wrote in response to the poll results. In the Democratic primary for the seat, Pennsylvania Gov. John Fetterman leads the polls by a wide margin and is favored to receive the party’s candidacy. Former Bridgewater Associates executive David McCormick is currently favored to win the Republican primary for the Senate.REUTERS / Rick Wilking / File So far this year, Trump has backed a total of 132 candidates, according to Ballotpedia. Earlier this week, the former president announced his support for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for the state’s only seat in Congress. Oz, 61, said he was running for the Senate in November in an article published in the Washington Examiner criticizing the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it had caused “severe distress.”
