An eyebrow-raising claim given the state is only just beginning a recount was made by the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania's open Senate seat.
Mehmet Oz spoke in a rainstorm at a campaign rally. The photo was taken by Puskar.
Oz posted a 1 minute, 16 second video on YouTube expressing his thanks to the people of Pennsylvania and urging unity.
According to unofficial results from the Pennsylvania Department of State, Oz held a lead of under 1,000 votes over former hedge fund CEO David McCormick heading into the recount.
Since the day after the May 17 primary, Trump has called on Oz to declare victory.
Oz earned the presumptive Republican nomination for the United States Senate.
The Pennsylvania GOP Senate contest was seen as one of the biggest tests of Donald Trump's endorsement power, as his status as a GOP kingmaker has fallen into serious doubt. Georgia voters soundly rejected Trump's preferred candidates in Tuesday's elections, with Gov. Brian Kemp walloping David Perdue by more than 50 percentage points in the GOP gubernatorial primary. In recent weeks, Trump-endorsed candidates for governor of Nebraska and Idaho have lost. The Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial primary and the Ohio GOP Senate primary were both won by Trump-backed candidates. Many of those victories have been low-profile, non-competitive House races.
Many of the former president's supporters expressed skepticism of the candidate, but Trump chose to ride with Oz. Oz faced immense criticism from his opponents over his tenuous connections to the state and he only registered to vote in Pennsylvania last year.
Whoever wins the GOP primary will face John Fetterman in the general election.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp beat David Perdue in the primary.
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John Fetterman won the Democratic nomination for the Pennsylvania Senate.
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