(PoliticsPA) Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz said today that he would forego certain security clearances that are provided to all U.S. senators to keep his dual citizenship with Turkey.
Oz was speaking to a group of reporters about the role David McCormick and his former hedge fund — Bridgewater Associates — played in the management of the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS).
When asked about his dual citizenship with the United States and Turkey, Oz explained that he keeps his Turkish citizenship to care for his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease. When queried what he would do if this would disqualify him from security clearances, Oz agreed that he would forego them in this situation, noting “I can love my country and love my mom.”
