HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz debuted a new Trumpian confidence inspired by the former president’s endorsement, as the five candidates tried to set themselves apart as the “most Pennsylvanian” candidate in Monday’s debate for the GOP nomination.
The two GOP frontrunners — Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and former daytime TV host, and David McCormick, the former CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund — traded attacks from a debate stage in Harrisburg alongside three of their opponents.
Oz mentioned former President Donald Trump’s endorsement multiple times during Monday’s televised, multi-market debate. His opponents attacked him the most of any of the other candidates, and he also picked up a common strategy from Trump — choosing a catchy, alliterative nickname — by calling McCormick “Dishonest Dave.”
