(Fox) Dr. Mehmet Oz on Wednesday told Fox News that if he is elected to the U.S. Senate to represent Pennsylvania, he will renounce his Turkish citizenship before being sworn into office.
Oz, who as a dual citizen is legally permitted to serve in Congress, had previously indicated he had no intention of renouncing his Turkish citizenship, which he has maintained in order to take care of his mother, who lives in Istanbul and suffers from Alzheimer’s.
“My dual citizenship has become a distraction in this campaign,” Oz told Fox News Wednesday. “I maintained it to care for my ailing mother, but after several weeks of discussions with my family, I’m committing that before I am sworn in as the next U.S. senator for Pennsylvania I will only be a U.S. citizen.”
