WASHINGTON — Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, told The Daily Wire on Tuesday evening that he is opposed to all transgender procedures on minors.
“Dr. Oz fully understands the harms caused to minors by such procedures and is committed to implementing President Donald J. Trump’s agenda of protecting children so they can grow to live out their God-given potential,” an Oz spokesman told The Daily Wire on Tuesday evening.
The statement, which comes shortly after Oz advanced out of the Senate Finance Committee by a 14-13 vote, may clear up some apprehensions about where the nominee stands on hot-button transgender issues, which drove many voters to the polls this fall. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) had voiced concerns about Oz’s record on both transgender issues and abortion, pointing out that in the past, Oz had…
