Dr. Oz Briefing Backfires When Asked About Trump's Health

Dr. Oz took the podium on Tuesday to fill in for Karoline Leavitt, and turned a question about why Trump has taken so many physicals and turned it into a debacle.

Questions are growing around Donald Trump’s health. With Karoline Leavitt on maternity leave, various members of the Trump administration have been filling in for her, and on Tuesday, it was CMS Administrator Dr. Oz at the podium.

All of the administration officials understand that their primary duty is to bend the knee and flatter Trump at all times.

The directive to kiss Trump’s ring ran straight into the growing questions about the president’s health.

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A reporter from The Daily Mail asked Oz:

 This is the fourth checkup that the president has had. He's supposed to have one a year. He's had several CT heart scans. What are the doctors looking for? And second question, I think you might like this one better. Who has been your favorite cabinet secretary so far to do the briefings at the podium?

Oz chose to avoid the Trump health question by answering the second part first.

Dr. Oz said:

 That may not be my favorite question. That might... I they're all obviously different. I think Scott Bessent's dry humor is fabulous. Marco is just an earnestly funny person. We can tell all kinds of stories about Marco's entertaining commentary. I think JD was spectacular. He's just very on his game, understands the issues, and he understands the American people, which is I appreciated his presentation so much. And I did watch them all, by the way, just to prepare. We- I'm a doctor. I try to do my homework. I prep for the case.

Oz tried to change the question, but couldn’t run from it.