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President Donald Trump announced the nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz as his choice as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator in his next administration.
Trump revealed the announcement in a statement on his Truth Social account on Tuesday.
“America is facing a Healthcare Crisis, and there may be no Physician more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to Make America Healthy Again,” Trump said in a statement. “Dr. Oz will work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake.”
Trump wrote that Oz and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will work closely together to “take on the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake.”
“Our broken Healthcare System harms everyday Americans, and crushes our Country’s budget,” the statement read. “Dr. Oz will be a leader in incentivizing Disease Prevention, so we get the best results in the World for every dollar we spend on Healthcare in our Great Country.”
Trump revealed that Oz “taught millions of Americans how to make healthier lifestyle choices, and gave a strong voice to the key pillars of the MAHA [Make America Healthy Again] Movement.”
“I have known Dr. Oz for many years, and I am confident he will fight to ensure everyone in America receives the best possible Healthcare, so our Country can be Great and Healthy Again!” the statement concluded.
Dr. Oz won nine Daytime Emmy Awards hosting “The Dr. Oz Show” which ran 13 seasons, Newsmax reported. The show ended after Dr. Oz ran for the Senate in Pennsylvania where he lost to Democrat Sen. John Fetterman in 2022.
The addition is the latest in a rapid list of announcements from Trump regarding the leaders in his new administration.
Trump has already announced about 20 Cabinet members and White House roles in the past two weeks, far outpacing his first term, President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama.
“He certainly knows the ropes and I guess in some ways, he kind of knows the dopes. He knows who he likes and knows who he doesn’t. He knows what he wants to accomplish,” Republican consultant Matt Mowers told Fox News.
“It shows that they recognize that with only four guaranteed years, they have to make an impact starting on day one. So it’s one of the reasons why they’ve chosen candidates at the speed he has and really started to announce policy at the speed he has – because they know they only have four years to really fundamentally guarantee a change of direction of the country based on what he campaigned on,” he added.
