Oz campaign on Fetterman: If he had 'ever eaten a vegetable in his life,' he wouldn't have 'had a stroke'

• Republican Senate candidate Dr. Oz complained about the price of "crudité."

• He's doubling down in a statement.

• This is the latest in a race that is fueled by social media.

Mehmet Oz has been accused of being out of touch with the people of Pennsylvania, where he is the Republican candidate for Senate.

John Fetterman, Oz's Democratic opponent, made a video of Oz shopping for "crudité" and complaining about inflation last week. Fetterman referred to the tray as a veggie tray.

In an exclusive statement, the doctor's campaign jabbed back. Rachel Tripp, Oz's senior communications advisor, said that if John Fetterman had ever eaten a vegetable in his life, he wouldn't have had a major stroke.

The Oz-Fetterman race has attracted a lot of attention due to the veggie wars. The race has the potential to tilt the scales in Washington.

It can be seen as a referendum on Donald Trump's endorsement of Oz early on. Dina Powell was a member of the Trump Administration. Trump told two of his advisers that Oz will lose unless the race changes. The Trump campaign denied this.

People who have known Oz for a long time told Insider that he is destined for greatness. Over the course of his career, he has engineered a number of combinations, from running a medical center to gaining press attention, from press to best-selling book and appearances on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," and from Oprah to his own media empire.

One person involved in the creation of "The Dr. Oz Show" said that part of the reason he came on TV was to ramp up his profile so he could go into politics. He is the kind of person who will do what is necessary to get what he wants.

There is a story about how Dr. Oz's obsession with power led to his candidacy.

Business Insider has an article on it.