Even Trump's support didn't help Dr. Oz

Trump suffered the most important defeat in the elections in Pennsylvania - his personally chosen Doctor Mehmet Oz, a former doctor, and now a media personality and TV presenter, lost to Democrat John Fetterman, the state's lieutenant governor. The Democrats thus flipped the seat in their favor. Dr. Oz was not helped to win either by the overwhelming support of Trump, who was rallying with Oz, or by the fact that Fetterman had a stroke in the middle of the race (he is, however, only 53 years old). But the best thing is that the Armenian diaspora tipped the scales against the election of Dr. Oz: the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), which includes Armenians, Greeks, Jews and Kurds, spent a year campaigning among the diaspora against a Turk of origin, a dual citizen of the United States and Turkey. and Erdogan ally Dr. Oz. In the weeks leading up to the November 8 vote, the ANCA coalition led a series of protests in Pennsylvania and California, sounding the alarm about Dr. Oz's ties to the Turkish government and his persistent refusal to acknowledge the Armenian genocide. In an article in the Jerusalem Post, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach—“America's Rabbi” and leader of the World Values ​​Network—and ANCA Executive Director Aram Hambaryan jointly asked: “Does Dr. Mehmet Oz, a Turkish citizen with ties to Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan, recognize the Armenian genocide?” ? The question is more than reasonable. This is important to understanding the values ​​he will bring to Congress." The topic was widely reported in the media - NBC News, New York Post, Forbes, Daily Wire, Daily Caller, Breitbart, Washington Times and Philadelphia Inquirer, among others. A video of Dr. Oz denying the Armenian genocide has gone viral with over 1,8 million views on Twitter. ANCA also called on the US Department of Justice to investigate Dr. Oz for violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) in the context of his association with Turkish Airlines, through which Oz provides “consulting services, media content and in-flight movie appearances.” The US Senate unanimously recognized the Armenian genocide in 2019. And Trump now, according to media reports from those around him, is vomiting and lashing out and blaming Melania for everything, who insisted on choosing Oz.”

Author: Karina Orlova