Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is running to replace Pat Toomey as a Pennsylvania senator, said that he would renounce his Turkish citizenship to gain security clearance if elected to the U.S. Senate. On March 16, Pennsylvania news outlet PoliticsPA reported that Oz had said he would forego security clearance in order to keep his citizenship. According to the report, Oz explained that he keeps his Turkish citizenship in order to return to Turkey and care for his aging mother, who has Alzheimer’s disease. “I can love my country [the United States] and love my mom,” Oz reportedly said. Former Republican candidate Sean Parnell—who dropped out of the Pennsylvania Senate race in November 2021—responded on social media, saying “This is disqualifying.” However, Casey Contres, campaign manager for the former television celebrity, denied the report in a tweet. “Dr. Oz never said this,” Contres wrote. “I was standing right there. I’ve asked the reporter …