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TV drives another Trump decision as he backs Oz in key Senate primary

By W. James Antle III
Published April 12, 2022 11:00am ET
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TV drives another Trump decision as he backs Oz in key Senate primary
Former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz may have been a head-scratcher to local conservatives, but the criterion he used was familiar: television. The first reality TV star to be elected president, Trump has been a media fixture since the 1980s. The candidate better known to viewers as “Dr. […]

Former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz may have been a head-scratcher to local conservatives, but the criterion he used was familiar: television.

The first reality TV star to be elected president, Trump has been a media fixture since the 1980s. The candidate better known to viewers as “Dr. Oz” is the latest beneficiary of Trump viewing the world through the prism of TV.

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