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‘Grifter’ Dr. Oz Mocked for Video Blaming Biden for $6 Salsa as New Disclosure Puts His Wealth at Up to $400 Million

“Carpet-bagging” Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz is being mocked for a video that shows him in a supermarket shopping for ingredients for crudité, and complaining that the ingredients – totaling he says about $20 – are too expensive, and President Joe Biden is to blame.
The video comes amid his new financial disclosure that puts the upper end of his wealth at over $400 million, which would make him one of the richest Senators if elected.
Dr. Oz, as he is commonly known, is a television host who, despite being a longtime New Jersey resident, is running for a seat in Pennsylvania. Oz is a hydroxychloroquine-pushing TV doctor widely known for promoting pseudoscience and fake treatments. He has endorsed many products, about half of which a 2014 report showed had no evidence to support their claims.
“I’m doing some grocery shopping, I’m at Wegner’s,” Oz says on camera, possibly meaning Wegman’s, “and my wife wants some vegetables for crudité. Right? So, here’s a broccoli. That’s two bucks, well, that’s a ton of broccoli there. There’s some asparagus. That’s $4. Carrots. That’s four more dollars. That’s $10 of vegetables there, and then we need some guacamole. That’s $4 more. She loves salsa, yeah, salsa there. $6? Must be a shortage of salsa. Guys, that’s $20 for crudite, and this doesn’t include the tequila. I mean, that’s outrageous. We got Joe Biden to thank for this.”
President Biden does not set the price of carrots, asparagus, guacamole, or salsa.
The ridiculous performance artist that is Mehmet Oz pretends he is grocery shopping for his wife. With someone filming. pic.twitter.com/xVoWqIfH8w
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) April 6, 2022
Oz was quickly mocked.
Well Ron, the old ball and chain sent him to “Wegner’s” for some vegetables to make a crudité! What average All American regular guy hasn’t had to deal with that, amirite?
— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) April 7, 2022
He doesn’t even have a basket.
— JT (@EckhoffJT) April 7, 2022
How can he possibly afford $4 for carrots?
— D Villella ❄️ (@dvillella) April 6, 2022
Oz demonstrates that he doesn’t know how grocery shopping works.
The price for broccoli was per pound – that little floret is probably under $1.
Asparagus has always been pricey, $4 for that bunch is fine.
That was *a lot* or carrots – that bag would last me a couple weeks. https://t.co/l0eCT6D9Y0— Viced Rhino (Fuck Putin) 🇺🇦 (@VicedRhino) April 7, 2022
And who the hell puts asparagus on a crudite plate?
— The Rude Pundit (@rudepundit) April 7, 2022
Maybe someone should ask the good doctor, as a cardiothoracic surgeon, how much he billed his patients for surgery? And how many of those patients are paying him on a payment plan? https://t.co/MW9qdvP3Dk
— Mark Stern (@mfstern) April 7, 2022
He has never shopped before. And I mean NEVER.
Everyone knows the salsa and such is in the chips ans snacks aisle.
Also, I haven’t seen anything outrageous in prices. It’s been like this since forever
— ZinaT 🇺🇦 (@TheRealMszee) April 6, 2022
These are normal reasonable prices for my area. I would be lucky to find broccoli that cheap a year ago. https://t.co/eKVwGasajn
— NC B🌻🌻k Lady (@nocontextfoodie) April 7, 2022
Wait! I thought ‘all the shelves are empty’ because *supply chain!* https://t.co/1weWryuPO7
— techweenie 🌊 (@techweenie) April 6, 2022
If he’s shopping in Pennsylvania the supermarket is called “Wegmans,” “Wegener’s” is a condition that causes inflammation of the blood vessels. 🤷🏻♂️
— Christian (@Christian_AFx) April 6, 2022
“Dr.” Oz is a dumb grifter. https://t.co/OrtIpBblTF
— Mask and Vax, please!🌵 (@J__Possum) April 7, 2022
Little-known fact: Presidents personally set the prices of ALL retail items, on a weekly basis. Neither the retail outlets, nor the supply chains, nor the producers have any say in the matter. There is no capitalism in the United States.
— Evil Spock 🇺🇦 (@PoliSpock) April 6, 2022
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