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WhileThe Viewco-hosts don’t always agree on their topics of discussion, the panel was near-unanimous in their criticism of Dr. Mehmet Oz’srecently-announced run for Senatein Pennsylvania on Wednesday’s show.
“What happened to him?“Joy Beharasked, after a clip of Oz’s Tuesday night appearance on Fox News was shown. “What happened to him? He’s gone over to the dark side. Oh my god.”
Elsewhere in the segment, Behar noted that she is friends with Oz, calling him “very, very, personally, a doll,” and saying she had been to his house for dinner.
“This is some political aspiration that he has that must be controlled,” Behar continued. “Mehmet, please, come back.”
Whoopi Goldberg, meanwhile, took issue with Oz’s campaign announcement inThe Washington Examiner, in which he criticized the lockdowns and mandates enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Elites with yards told those without yards to stay inside, where the virus was more likely to spread,” Oz wrote. “And the arrogant, closed-minded people in charge closed our parks, shuttered our schools, shut down our businesses, and took away our freedom.”
“You don’t have the right to talk to people like this,” Goldberg said in response. “Talking about elites and who isn’t elite — dude, we live in a similar area!”
Co-hostSara Hainesalso criticized the reference to “elites,” saying, “He keeps speaking of and pushing back against elites, but I’m curious what his definition is, as a New York City doctor — what’s an elite if you aren’t an elite? Like who are you pushing back on?”
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The cardiothoracic surgeon and television personality has already raised eyebrows for his Republican run for Senate in Pennsylvania, with many questioning his ties to the area, considering he has lived and worked in New Jersey for decades.
Behar noted the discrepancy on Wednesday’s show, saying, “Why is he running in Pennsylvania when he lives in New Jersey?”
Dr. Ozofficially announced that he isrunning for SenateTuesday, writing inThe Washington Examinerhis campaign is meant “to help fix the problems and to help us heal.”
source: people.com
