John Fetterman says he is willing to confirm Dr Oz: ‘Do you think he’s my first choice?’

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania expressed openness to confirm his erstwhile Republican opponent Dr Mehmet Oz, whom President-elect Donald Trump nominated to lead the agency that runs Medicare and Medicaid. Dr Oz will be a leader in incentivizing Disease Prevention, so we get the best results in the World for every dollar we spend on Healthcare in our Great Country,” Trump said in his statement. “He will also cut waste and fraud within our Country’s most expensive Government Agency, which is a third of our Nation’s Healthcare spend, and a quarter of our entire National Budget.” Trump repeatedly campaigned on protecting Social Security and Medicare, often hitting other Republicans who wanted to slash entitlements. “Well, cutting waste and fraud that I think that's a good thing, right?” he told The Independent, adding that if Oz could get rid of waste and fraud to make the programs more efficient, “then I'm not going to vote against that.” Oz is the latest of several television figures Trump has nominated to serve in his administration.