Former President Donald Trump has reportedly shifted blame to his advisers and wife, Melania, for his endorsement of defeated Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz.
Trump was apparently unhappy with the results of the midterm elections, particularly Democratic Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s defeat of Oz, whom Trump had endorsed, according to New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman. The former president apparently is looking to shift blame from himself for the loss, claiming that his wife was the one who got him to endorse the celebrity doctor.
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“Trump is indeed furious this morning, particularly about Mehmet Oz, and is blaming everyone who advised him to back Oz — including his wife, describing it as not her best decision, according to people close to him,” Haberman wrote on Twitter.
Trump is indeed furious this morning, particularly about Mehmet Oz, and is blaming everyone who advised him to back Oz — including his wife, describing it as not her best decision, according to people close to him.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 9, 2022
According to reports earlier this year, Melania Trump pushed her husband to back Oz, and her support likely played a key role in Trump’s decision to back the celebrity doctor over challenger David McCormick.
“The first lady has let the president know that she likes Dr. Oz. And that matters,” a top Republican insider within Donald Trump’s orbit at Mar-a-Lago told NBC News in March.
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Oz called Fetterman to concede the race on Tuesday, wishing him the best as Pennsylvania’s next senator.
