Trump Says Dr. Oz Must Claim Victory Now so David McCormick “Can’t Cheat’

Todd Neikirk is a New Jersey-based politics and technology writer.…

As of now, Tuesday night was kind of a mixed bag for Donald Trump. Two of his high-profile candidates, Janice McGeachin and Madison Cawthorn lost their races. Mehmet Oz holds a small lead that could go away. And if Oz loses, the Republican primaries become humiliating for the former president.

NEWTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA – MAY 11: Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks during a Republican leadership forum at Newtown Athletic Club on May 11, 2022 in Newtown, Pennsylvania. In the May 17 Republican primary to replace retiring Sen. Pat Toomey, front runner Oz, who has the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, is facing political commentator Kathy Barnette. A recent Trafalgar Group poll has Oz in front with 24.5 percent of the vote, Barnette in second with 23.2 percent, and former hedge fund CEO Dave McCormick in third with 21.6 percent. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Trump took to Truth Social to give some advice to the TV doctor. According to the 45th President, Oz must declare victory now so David McCormick can’t “cheat” with mail-in ballots.

Trump wrote this morning, “Dr. Oz should declare victory. It makes it much harder for them to cheat when the ballots that they just happened to find.”

This man needs to be held accountable at some point by someone. He is an authoritarian. pic.twitter.com/QNnmx2JNXn

— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) May 18, 2022

The former President hasn’t seemed to learn from his mistakes. He tried to claim victory on election night, only to lose relatively soundly once all the ballots were counted.

Still, the GOP in the age of Trump is unlikely to ever admit that they lost fair and square. Expect every losing MAGA candidate to claim that they were somehow cheated.

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Todd Neikirk

Todd Neikirk is a New Jersey-based politics and technology writer. His work has been featured in psfk.com, foxsports.com, and PoliticusUSA. An avid pet lover, he has been known to contribute to Pet Lifestyles Magazine. He enjoys sports, politics, technology, and spending time at the shore with his family.