Oz Gives Slimy Response When Asked About Advisor’s Gross Attack on Fetterman

When Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz is not talking about “addicts walking like zombies” with “needles sticking out of their necks,” he’s avoiding condemning gross behavior by his campaign staff.

During a segment of the “KDKA Radio Morning Show,” host Larry Richert asked, “Is it appropriate for one of your folks to say, if Fetterman had eaten a vegetable, he wouldn’t have a stroke? Is that appropriate?”

“The campaign’s been saying lots of things, both of them. My position is that I can only speak to what I’m saying, and that John Fetterman should be allowed to recover fully,” Oz responded.

He continued, “And I will support his ability — as someone who has gone through a difficult time — to get ready.”

However, Oz said, “At some point, he has to either work with me to allow the American people and Pennsylvania voters to hear us debate so they can see where I am and where he is.”

Listen to the exchange below:

This is such a slimy response to behavior by a member of his campaign that frankly crossed a line.

Last week, Oz’s senior communications adviser, Rachel Tripp, lobbed a mean-spirited attack at Democratic Pennsylvania Senate hopeful John Fetterman’s health.

In an “exclusive statement” to Business Insider, Tripp said, “If John Fetterman had ever eaten a vegetable in his life, then maybe he wouldn’t have had a major stroke and wouldn’t be in the position of having to lie about it constantly.”

She then tweeted the story with the caption, “An a day…”