WASHINGTON: Donald Trump introduced on Tuesday (Nov 19) that he was appointing Mehmet Oz, a former surgeon and TV superstar often called “Dr Oz”, to steer america’ huge public medical health insurance program.
The 64-year-old coronary heart surgeon was championed on daytime tv by Oprah Winfrey earlier than he entered politics with an unsuccessful bid for a Senate seat in 2022.
Oz is the newest of Trump’s eye-catching nominations to key positions, together with Fox Information host Pete Hegseth to be protection secretary, vaccine skeptic Robert F Kennedy Jr as well being secretary and billionaire Elon Musk to go a authorities cost-cutting unit.
“America is going through a Healthcare Disaster and there could also be no Doctor extra certified and succesful than Dr Oz to Make America Wholesome Once more,” the president-elect posted on his Reality Social platform.
