Biff_Poindexter
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Dr. Oz's vote in 2018 Turkish election renews criticism
U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz cast a ballot in Turkey's 2018 presidential election.
abcnews.go.com
"As Dr. Mehmet Oz embarks on a bid for the U.S. Senate, the television star has largely shied away from discussing his ties to Turkey, where he maintains citizenship, and dismissed criticism from political opponents that he harbors any so-called "dual loyalties." But a photograph of Oz casting a ballot in Turkey's 2018 presidential election is rankling some national security experts -- particularly after recently saying he has "never been politically involved in Turkey in any capacity." When asked; an Oz campaign spokesperson, confirmed its authenticity to ABC News and confirmed that Oz did vote in the 2018 election. She denied that Oz's vote amounted to "political involvement."
Oz has said that he maintains dual U.S.-Turkey citizenship to care for his mother in Turkey, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. He also served in the Turkish army for 60 days in the early 1980s -- reportedly to retain his Turkish citizenship -- and maintains real estate holdings in Turkey, plus has an endorsement deal the country's national airline, Turkish Airlines."
I mean, I see no reason why he wouldn't have just said he voted in Turkey's election..when it comes to people with foreign sounding names, Dr Oz is as American as you can get...nobody probably even knows his first name is Mehmet....he doesn't even look Muslim..He says he is Muslim, but I feel better pretending he is like a secret Christian and stuff...anyway, why not disclose you voted in a foreign election??? ..he may not have voted for the candidate that Trump loves, but I would still classify voting as political involvement...
He also leases one of his properties to the Turkish Ministry of Education for free -- could that be seen as political involvement?? Hard to say....I personally don't care....and besides, Turkey is a NATO country and last I checked, Conservatives are pretty big on supporting NATO countries....Also, it is kinda unpatriotic to accuse someone of some type of nefarious dual allegiance just because that person has ties to a foreign country....unless that guy is a radical muslim Negro obviously....