“Oprah helped Dr. Oz in his career,” Kid Rock said he tweeted on Saturday in a post that was retweeted over 10,000 times. “I guess because she examined him and found him to be a great person. Now she’s against him. Oprah is a fraud. -Kid Rock.” Winfrey, a Democrat, announced on Thursday that she supports Fetterman’s Senate campaign despite her long association with Oz. Oz first rose to fame as a health expert on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” before getting his own talk show in 2009, produced by Winfrey’s company Harpo. His show ended in January. PENNSYLVANIA SENATE CANDIDATE FETERMAN INSISTS HE IS ‘SIT TO SERVE’ (L) Oprah Winfrey (R) Kid Rock (Getty Images) “I would tell you all this if I lived in Pennsylvania, I would have already voted for John Fetterman for many reasons,” Winfrey said during a virtual chat with community leaders. Fetterman’s campaign said Winfrey’s endorsement of the Democrat for Oz “speaks volumes.” KID ROCK LEAVES OFFICE RUN OPEN Kid Rock performs at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) “Oprah is widely regarded as the person who helped launch the career of Dr. Oz and knows him well,” the campaign said. Kid Rock, born Robert Ritchie, has been an outspoken critic of Winfrey in the past, including an onstage rant at his downtown Nashville honky-tonk where he told the crowd to “f*** Oprah Winfrey” and “f** * Joy Behar”. FETERMAN LOSES SUPPORT IN PENNSYLVANIA SENATE RACE AFTER DEBATE SHOW, POLL FINDS “A drunk’s words are a sober man’s thoughts, I own what I said,” Kid Rock told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson on an episode of Tucker Carlson Originals on Fox Nation in June. Winfrey’s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Oprah Winfrey speaks on stage during Oprah’s SuperSoul talks at the PlayStation Theater in New York. (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for THR) “Dr. Oz loves Oprah and respects the fact that they have different politics,” Rachel Tripp, senior communications adviser for Oz’s campaign, told Fox News Digital in an emailed statement. “He believes we need more balance and less extremism in Washington.” Oz and Fetterman are currently in a tight Senate race in the Keystone State, where a recent poll shows Oz leading by 1 point. The hotly contested Senate race could ultimately decide which party takes control of the Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Brie Stimson of Fox News contributed to this report Andrew Mark Miller is a writer at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips at [email protected]
title: “Kid Rock Slams Oprah As A Fraud After Backing Fetterman Over Oz In Pennsylvania Senate Race " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-20” author: “Jose Helmy”
“Oprah helped Dr. Oz in his career,” Kid Rock said he tweeted on Saturday in a post that was retweeted over 10,000 times. “I guess because she examined him and found him to be a great person. Now she’s against him. Oprah is a fraud. -Kid Rock.” Winfrey, a Democrat, announced on Thursday that she supports Fetterman’s Senate campaign despite her long association with Oz. Oz first rose to fame as a health expert on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” before getting his own talk show in 2009, produced by Winfrey’s company Harpo. His show ended in January. PENNSYLVANIA SENATE CANDIDATE FETERMAN INSISTS HE IS ‘SIT TO SERVE’ (L) Oprah Winfrey (R) Kid Rock “I would tell you all this if I lived in Pennsylvania, I would have already voted for John Fetterman for many reasons,” Winfrey said during a virtual chat with community leaders. READ ON THE FOX NEWS APP Fetterman’s campaign said Winfrey’s endorsement of the Democrat for Oz “speaks volumes.” KID ROCK LEAVES OFFICE RUN OPEN Kid Rock performs at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “Oprah is widely regarded as the person who helped launch the career of Dr. Oz and knows him well,” the campaign said. Kid Rock, born Robert Ritchie, has been an outspoken critic of Winfrey in the past, including an onstage rant at his downtown Nashville honky-tonk where he told the crowd to “f*** Oprah Winfrey” and “f* ** Joy Behar.” FETERMAN LOSES SUPPORT IN PENNSYLVANIA SENATE RACE AFTER DEBATE SHOW, POLL FINDS “A drunk’s words are a sober man’s thoughts, I own what I said,” Kid Rock told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson on an episode of Tucker Carlson Originals on Fox Nation in June. Winfrey’s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. The story continues CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Oprah Winfrey speaks on stage during Oprah’s SuperSoul talks at the PlayStation Theater in New York. “Dr. Oz loves Oprah and respects the fact that they have different politics,” Rachel Tripp, senior communications adviser for Oz’s campaign, told Fox News Digital in an emailed statement. “He believes we need more balance and less extremism in Washington.” Oz and Fetterman are currently in a tight Senate race in the Keystone State, where a recent poll shows Oz leading by 1 percentage point. The hotly contested Senate race could ultimately decide which party controls the Senate after Tuesday’s midterm elections. Brie Stimson of Fox News contributed to this report
