{"id":1494862,"date":"2022-05-27T14:44:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T18:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1494862"},"modified":"2022-05-27T14:44:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T18:44:49","slug":"dr-oz-declares-presumptive-victory-in-gop-primary-despite-recount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dr-oz-declares-presumptive-victory-in-gop-primary-despite-recount\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Oz Declares \u2018Presumptive\u2019 Victory In GOP Primary Despite Recount"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdr-oz-declares-presumptive-victory-in-gop-primary-despite-recount%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1494862&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Dr. Mehmet Oz declared \u201cpresumptive\u201d victory in Pennsylvania\u2019s GOP primary for the state\u2019s open Senate seat Friday, despite the race heading towards a recount.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am blessed to have earned the presumptive Republican nomination for the United States Senate,\u201d Oz <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrOz\/status\/1530176179268894723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1530176179268894723%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fiframe.nbcnews.com%2FPYzWYUW%3F_showcaption%3Dtrueapp%3D1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> in a video posted to Twitter. \u201cI know we\u2019ve got to heal, we\u2019ve got to pull people together again.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/29\/pivotal-primary-races-2022-midterms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Here Are The 12 Pivotal Primary Races Of 2022)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania has yet to certify an official winner and the acting secretary of State announced on Wednesday the state would conduct a recount, NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/meetthepressblog\/mehmet-oz-claims-victory-pennsylvania-declares-recount-rcna30851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. Oz currently has a 902 vote lead over former hedge fund CEO David McCormick.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump, who <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/09\/donald-trump-endorses-mehmet-oz-pennsylvania-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">endorsed<\/a> Oz in April, told him to \u201cdeclare victory\u201d the day after the election, claiming it would make it more difficult for \u201cthem to cheat with the ballots that they \u2018just happened to find,&#8217;\u201d NBC News reported. Trump made similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/27\/trump-pennsylvania-lawsuit-appeal-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unsubstantiated claims<\/a> of election fraud after his 2020 presidential election loss.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s time to unite. I want to hear your ideas and make this country\u2019s future as bright as it has ever been. With more freedom, less big government, and by empowering our people, America\u2019s light will shine brighter than ever. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yWK5VhCk8P\">pic.twitter.com\/yWK5VhCk8P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrOz\/status\/1530176179268894723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When asked about Oz\u2019 declaration, a spokesperson for McCormick referred The Daily Caller News Foundation to a statement Tuesday where he predicted a recount.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to a swift resolution so our party can unite,\u201d McCormick <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaveMcCormickPA\/status\/1529251032026558465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1529251032026558465%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fiframe.nbcnews.com%2Fgs4vfuu%3F_showcaption%3Dtrueapp%3D1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>McCormick <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-midterm-elections-entertainment-mehmet-oz-pennsylvania-c452eef7ae3445ce6aca71ebbb9a9051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">filed a lawsuit<\/a> Monday in an attempt to get counties to include mail-in ballots without a handwritten date in the unofficial results. The Republican National Committee said it would <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/24\/mehmet-oz-david-mccormick-rnc-pennsylvania-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fight<\/a> the lawsuit, as part of what it called its \u201cironclad commitment to ensuring that the highest standards of transparency and security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth Republican candidates in Pennsylvania would be fantastic Senators,\u201d RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPChairwoman\/status\/1529089850854588416\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0Tuesday. \u201cThe RNC is committed to election integrity and election laws must be followed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Representatives for Oz and Trump did not immediately respond to TheDCNF\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Mehmet Oz declared \u201cpresumptive\u201d victory in Pennsylvania\u2019s GOP primary for the state\u2019s open Senate seat Friday, despite the race heading towards a recount.\u201cI am blessed to have earned the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":205,"featured_media":1494914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1494862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1494862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1494862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1494862\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1494914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1494862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1494862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1494862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}