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No, It’s Not Xenophobic to Question a Senate Candidate’s Dual Citizenship in an Enemy Islamist Nation

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Mehmet ‘Mohammed’ Oz’s bizarre Senate campaign responded to criticism about his ties to the Islamist regime in Turkey by playing the “X” card.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday alleged that Republican US Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz may be a security threat if he is elected to office.

Pompeo, a former CIA director and ex-Kansas congressman, said that Oz, who holds dual citizenship, must explain his relationship with Turkey’s government, citing Oz’s decision to vote in Turkish elections as recently as 2018 and his work with Turkish Airlines.

“I was involved in the process which adjudicated efforts to receive national security information — the clearance process inside the United States. And precisely the things that we have seen reported are the kinds of things that those who are making those judgments about whether to provide that sensitive American information — to government officials or to private citizens, to contractors are working on behalf of the American government — these are precisely the kinds of questions they would ask in making such a determination and they get answers. They often get answers under polygraph.”

Oz’s statement that he’ll renounce his Turkish citizenship if elected is already nothing short of bizarre. 

And his campaign responded by crying, xenophobia.

The Oz campaign dismissed Pompeo’s criticism.

“These are pathetic and xenophobic attacks on Dr. Oz by David McCormick, who should be ashamed of himself,” said Oz spokeswoman Brittany Yanick. 

“Now that he lost President Trump’s endorsement, he’s resorted to sad and desperate attacks that are no different than the tropes used against Catholics and Jews.”

Yanick said, “Dr. Oz has already said when elected to the Senate he would renounce his citizenship. There is no security issue whatsoever, and David McCormick knows that Dr. Oz has maintained his dual citizenship to make it easier to help care for his mother who has Alzheimer’s and lives there.”

You renounce foreign citizenship before you run for public office, not on a conditional basis.

Oz voted in Turkey’s elections so the story about his sick mother is more nonsense. 

The big issue though is Turkey itself.

The country is currently run by a brutal Islamist dictator from the local equivalent of the Muslim Brotherhood who supports Islamic terrorists. Turkey is an enemy of the United States specifically and the West in general. 

Raising questions about Mehmet ‘Mohammed’ Oz’s ties to Turkey isn’t “xenophobia”. He’s not being attacked for being of Turkish origin, but for maintaining political ties to a country run by allies of Islamic terrorists.

Oz is doubling down by proposing to serve in the Senate without abandoning his Turkish citizenship, but avoiding classified materials.

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…

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.”

Should we even ask which “country” is under discussion here?

Comments

    • Except, Dr Oz is a ‘secular’ Muslim who doesn’t like to discuss religion. Many Turks declare them selves to be ‘not religious’ (i.e. ‘non-practising’). According to the Gallup Poll 2012: 23 % defined themselves as “a religious person”. 73 % defined themselves as “not a religious person”.

      Turks are mainly ambivalent to Islam: while they may believe theoretically in certain parts of Islam, they actually don’t allow Islam to limit their enjoyment of life.

      I doubt that Dr Oz has any use for Erdogan, though he is a diplomatic man and he would not say so if he disagreed strongly or wished Erdogan to be replaced.

      No sensible person would support Erdogan who has more or less wrecked the Turkish economy. However, many Turks are not sensible … they are attracted by the patriotic strongman who seems to stand up to outsiders. Turkish nationalism is confusing and hard to explain.

      • In his campaign, he has described himself as a ‘man of faith’. Since the faith in question is islam, is it not fair to ask him his views on shariah, what he thinks of Turkey’s aggression towards Armenia, Cyprus and Greece, their support of ISIS and so on?

      • Also, Turkish nationalism is not confusing: it’s downright racial supremacy. One of the things Turkey celebrates under Erdogan is the 16 great Turkic empires, of which only two – the Seljuq and Ottoman – empires were in Turkey. (As an aside, 2 of those empires – the Golden Horde and the Ilkhanate – started out as Mongol and islamized much later, while some of the sultanates in India, which were Turkish, were ignored)

        And one reason Erdogan is trying to become the caliph is that he’s trying to steer islam from being a vehicle for Arab supremacy to becoming a vehicle for Turkish supremacy. In this, he has the support of countries like Azerbaijan, Somalia, Yemen and also a good number of muslims from the subcontinent – not just Pakistan, but also Bangladesh and Indian muslims as well. The only thing that’s saving the Arabs – namely the Gulf Arabs – is that they still have a very strong economy, whereas the Turkish one is a basketcase

        • They probably already have! Not just that – their jihad-themed TV series – Diriliş: Ertuğrul was a hit not just in Turkey, but in Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Bangladesh. It was banned in the Arab world b’cos it showed the superiority of Turks over the Arabs

    • Oz has always been a muslim and a real bad muslim. Don´t forget there are NO MODERATE MUSLIMS. The “moderate muslims” use takiya and pretend to be moderate.
      I don´t understand that Oz was popular but I hope he is out now.
      He is a Turk so send him to Turkey

  2. I live in Pennsylvania and will not be voting for Oz in the Republican primary but for Kathy Barnette. For those who don’t know her story, it’s an interesting and poignant one. Besides, the more black Americans we can get into office as Republicans the better off this will be not only for black America as a whole but for all of America. Time is way overdue to get black Americans off the Democratic Plantation. Black America’s best interests lie with the Republicans, not the Democrats, and Kathy Barnette knows this.

    • I hope she wins too, Mr. Wellington.
      I have heard Oz flip flop on so many issues, and am convinced he’s a Trojan horse.

    • Yeah, Wellington, I heard Kathy Barnette on the Andrew Wilkow show and was pretty impressed by her. Wilkow originally supported Sean Parnell but had interviewed Kathy Barnette as well, but after Parnell dropped out, he had several more interviews w/ her. I am glad to see that the race is tight b/w the top 3, but hope that she breaks out. On this one, I agree w/ Mike Pompeo, and think more questions should be asked of Dr Oz:

      ‣ What are his views on today’s Turkey and Erdogan
      ‣ Where does he stand on Turkey’s conflicts w/ Armenia, Cyprus, Greece and Israel on various issues – from drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean to its support to various islamic groups
      ‣ Dr Oz said that he’s a man of faith. Since the ‘faith’ in question here is islam, he should be pointedly asked what he believes about various aspects of shariah law, and whether he holds the US constitution above shariah
      ‣ In what way will his approach to foreign policy be different from Ilhan Omar’s (who has in the past met w/ Erdogan)?

  3. Thanks to globalization, many of our leaders have ties to adversary nations. Think Pelosi, Feinstein and McConnell.
    Personally, I object to dual citizenship anywhere and everywhere. No one who holds citizenship in another country, even if it’s an ally like Israel or Canada, should be allowed to claim American citizenship. A natural-born American who wants to hold citizenship in another country should be required to renounce his American citizenship. Immigrants who want to become American citizens should also be required to give up the citizenship of their birth country. No man can serve two masters.

  4. But, Sean Hannity just LOVES the guy!

    Wonder if he knows what Islam–yes, even the ‘moderate’ version–teaches about him.

    • Sean Hannity has always been a sub-intellectual, plagiarizing from people like Rush Limbaugh. I just wonder who he plagiarizes these days

  5. No, It’s Not Xenophobic to Question a Senate Candidate’s Dual Citizenship in an Enemy Islamist Nation
    ………….

    *Of course* this is a legitimate concern.

    Sorry to see that President Trump has fallen for this and is endorsing him.

    • Much as I like President Trump, he has made some really bad calls in the past when endorsing people – Mitt Romney, Luther Strange, Brian Kemp and now Dr Oz. It’s interesting how while in Ohio, most of the candidates except Dolan were good, whereas in Pennsylvania, every candidate has a major shortcoming since Sean Parnell dropped out of the race

      • As I’ve said before, I think that Trump has generally good instincts–but instincts can only take you so far. Solid knowledge is important, as well.

  6. Daniel Greenfield writes, “Oz voted in Turkey’s elections so the story about his sick mother is more nonsense.”

    I don’t understand this. How would voting in Turkish elections discredit the voter’s account about his sick mother? What about his sick mother is nonsense? And why the “more”? What other nonsense is being referred to here?

    • Oz is a naturalized US citizen voting in Turkish elections even as he is seeking a seat in the US Senate from the state of Pennsylvania. He claims he keeps his Turkish citizenship to care for his mother, who has Alzheimer’s Disease.
      What’s nonsense is that the two have any connection with one another. He could renounce his Turkish citizenship and still care for his mother. The issue is one of dual citizenship, even as he seeks elective office in the US. Where do his loyalties lie?

      • Also, what’s stopping him from bringing his mother here, if she’s got Alzheimer’s? I do think all his links to Turkey should be questioned, especially in light of the role Turkey plays in both Europe as well as the Middle East

  7. The Western World is being eaten from within by those they love.

  8. Something is rotten and stinks. How can you be a political candidate for the Senate and be a citizen of a foreign country? Dr. Mehmet Muhammad OZ should not be allowed to run for office in America if he is a citizen of Turkey.

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