Oz was competing for Trump's endorsement against former hedge fund CEO David McCormick, whose wife, Dina Powell, served in Trump's administration.
Now that he’s a GOP Senate candidate, Oz is disavowing earlier columns expressing concern about fracking – even though his name is on them.
Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz is throwing his hat in the race for Senate in Pennsylvania.
There had been some confusion about whether Dr. Oz, the TV personality who's running as a Pennsylvania Republican, would relinquish his Turkish citizenship.
Mehmet Oz retired from TV to run for Senate, but he's still giving health advice and hamming it up for voters. Blood pressure readings sometimes included.
"The Late Show" host gave the Pennsylvania GOP candidate a very tough pill to swallow.
The Pennsylvania Republican candidate is now a "professor emeritus" at one of the nation's top medical schools.
America is now being forced to take Dr. Oz seriously as he runs for Senate in Pennsylvania.
"One of the great things about our democracy is that every citizen can decide to run for public office," Winfrey said. "Mehmet Oz has made that decision."
Oz, who spent years promoting potentially dangerous and questionable practices on “The Dr. Oz Show," announced his candidacy for Senate in November.
