John Fetterman, Mehmet Oz spar over potential debate
Senior national correspondent Rich Edson reports on the latest in Pennsylvania's key Senate race between John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz on 'Special Report.'
S.E. Cupp, a self-proclaimed conservative and CNN contributor who often focuses on criticizing former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party as a whole, took a surprising stance during a "S.E. Cupp: Unfiltered" a webisode uploaded to CNN.com Wednesday.
In her monologue, she defended GOP Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz for modifying his position on abortion and criticized the media for not adequately scrutinizing his competitor, Democrat John Fetterman.
Regarding Oz's changing stance on abortion, Cupp said, "Call me crazy, but ‘neophyte would-be politician slightly alters his position on an issue’ is hardly a breaking news headline. While we wish all of our lawmakers and candidates to be clear eyed, principled, and consistent in their beliefs, I don't actually think Oz changed his opinion all that much."
CNN political commentator S.E. Cupp on her online show "Unfiltered."
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Cupp pointed out that despite Oz's stance on abortion carving out exceptions for rape, incest, or health of the mother, Fetterman misrepresented Oz's view on the subject. She pointed to a tweet in which Fetterman falsely said Oz claimed "he'd ban abortion even in cases of rape or incest."
"He said nothing of the sort," Cupp said. "I'm not sure why Fetterman decided he needed to go further than where Oz actually was to make the point."
"I'm also not sure why so few are calling Fetterman out for this," she continued.
Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz listens as former President Donald Trump calls into Oz's primary eve rally in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania on May 16, 2022 (Fox News )
"The only news coverage of this story that I've seen is largely focused on Oz. Now this gets to a larger problem for me: I'm not sure Fetterman is facing the same kind of scrutiny that Oz deservingly is," she said.
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"Fetterman's enjoyed glossy profiles in People magazine, Rolling Stone, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, while Oz has gone viral for his cringe grocery store video… Oz is often mocked as an unserious celebrity candidate, but it's Fetterman who enlisted Snooki to help him campaign," Cupp said.
President Joe Biden watches as Democratic Pa. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman takes the stage at a United Steelworkers of America Local Union 2227 event in West Mifflin, Pa., Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, to honor workers on Labor Day. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Cupp also called out Fetterman for refusing to debate Oz up until that point.
Wednesday night, Fetterman committed for the first time to debate Oz, though a date and medium has not been finalized.
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