Trump nominates Dr. Oz to head Medicare and Medicaid and help take on 'illness industrial complex'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : "So why -- when you have this amazing megaphone and this amazing ability to communicate -- why would you cheapen your show by saying things like that?"After Trump's announcement Tuesday, many public health experts took to social media to denounce Oz.Lawrence Gostin, a law professor at Georgetown University who specializes in public health law and directs the World Health Organization's Center on Global Health Law, said Oz was unfit to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
57% : If his nomination is approved by the Senate, Oz will helm a federal agency that provides health coverage to more than 160 million people and oversees critical programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
54% : Trump said Oz would work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom the former president nominated last week to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
50% : In picking Oz, Trump continues his strategy of nominating unorthodox television personalities to his administration for his second term: Last week, he nominated Pete Hegseth, a National Guard veteran and "Fox & Friends" host, as secretary of Defense.
44% : By nominating RFK Jr & Mehmet Oz, Trump is giving his middle finger to science.
43% : Trump said in a statement on his TruthSocial platform.
42% : After Trump's announcement Tuesday, many public health experts took to social media to denounce Oz.President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he plans to nominate Oz Mehmet, a celebrity heart surgeon and former daytime television host, as administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
31% : ""Our broken Healthcare System harms everyday Americans, and crushes our Country's budget," Trump said.
16% : Together, Trump said in his statement, the two men would take on "the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake.
16% : Backed by Trump, he cast himself as a moderate Republican who wanted to cut inflation and crime, but he was ultimately defeated by Democrat John Fetterman.

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