Trump appointees Oz and Walker are Republican Senate candidates in Georgia and Pennsylvania, respectively.
The Biden administration is seeking the formal resignations of TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz and former NFL star Herschel Walker from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition, warning that failure to quit the posts would lead to termination.
Oz and Walker, both appointed to two-year terms on the council by former President Donald Trump in 2018 and reappointed in December 2020, were sent letters by the administration asking them to resign, adding “should we not receive your resignation, your position with the Council will be terminated effective 6:00 pm tonight.”
Both Oz and Walker are running for the Senate as Republicans, in Georgia and Pennsylvania, respectively. that a White House official confirmed that it is against the Biden administration’s policy for federal candidates to serve on presidential boards., Oz said, “Clearly, Joe Biden can’t be around anyone who doesn’t completely fall in line with his fear-mongering authoritarian one-size-fits-all COVID handling. I am proud of my service and will not resign.”also tweeted a video response, with himself standing in front of a curtain, denouncing the request.