Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is seeking the Republican nomination for US Senate in Pennsylvania, said Wednesday that he would renounce his Turkish citizenship if elected, after one of his top primary rivals questioned his allegiance to the United States.
"My dual citizenship has become a distraction in this campaign," the former daytime TV personality said in a statement."I maintained it to care for my ailing mother, but after several weeks of discussions with my family, I'm committing that before I am sworn in as the next U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania, I will only be a U.S. citizen.
"My understanding is it's never been tested, and why should you even risk testing it? I don't know where the intel community would come out on this."It is not the first time McCormick's campaign has tried to make an issue of the background of Oz, who was born in the United States to Turkish immigrant parents. Jess Szymanski, a McCormick campaign spokesperson, asked last month how Oz could be"America First" when he had"dual loyalties.
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