Oz and McCormick continue to attack each other with millions in ad buys
PENNSYLVANIA – New reporting from NBC News highlights the latest punch thrown in the country’s messiest primary as Connecticut hedge fund executive David McCormick is out with a new ad calling out Mehmet Oz directly to camera:
After weeks of accusations from campaign opponents that he’s too friendly with China, Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate David McCormick is taking to the airwaves to fight back, launching a new ad highlighting his military service and tough-on-China stances.
“When Mehmet Oz questions my patriotism, he’s crossed the line,” McCormick says in a response to his primary opponent’s attacks. “We all know China created Covid, now let’s make them pay for it.”
The move comes after weeks of ads from Oz (a physician best known for the syndicated television show he hosted) that have alleged McCormick gave money to Chinese companies and sent jobs from the U.S. overseas when he was CEO of the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates.
In one Oz campaign ad that started airing on January 29, the narrator says, “First, China sent us Covid, then David McCormick’s hedge fund gave Chinese companies billions. … McCormick: China’s friend, not ours.”
The ad is in response to Oz’s campaign spot which states “First, China sent us Covid, then David McCormick’s hedge fund gave Chinese companies billions. … McCormick: China’s friend, not ours.”
The new spot from McCormick comes after the Philadelphia Inquirer published a front page, in-depth article outlining how big a vulnerability McCormick’s record on China and trade are to his Senate prospects.
Click here to read NBC News full article on the continued escalation of this messy GOP primary.
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