A TV personality who became a household name watched by millions of Americans for wellness advice on datetime television is among Republican candidates seeking the party’s nomination for a closely watched Senate race in Pennsylvania, a critical battleground state.
Dr Mehmet Oz, whose controversial segments on The Oprah Winfrey Show and his own daytime programme promoted pseudoscience and misinformation-as-entertainment, joins a wave of GOP figures who have embraced Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda and earned the former president’s endorsement.
