Oz Campaign: Fetterman Wouldn't Have Had A Stroke If He 'Had Ever Eaten A Vegetable'

Dr. Mehmet Oz ’s campaign for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania is doubling down on the bewildering self-owns .

The daytime TV celebrity has been playing defense after an infamous video resurfaced  last week of Oz assembling a confounding veggie tray “crudité” as a means to portray himself as an everyman and talk about inflation.

In desperate need of a counterpunch, his campaign hit back Tuesday by blaming Oz’s Democratic opponent, John Fetterman, for having had a stroke .

“If John Fetterman had ever eaten a vegetable in his life, then maybe he wouldn’t have had a major stroke and wouldn’t be in the position of having to lie about it constantly,” Rachel Tripp, Oz’s senior communications adviser, told Insider .

Fetterman responded with a hefty dose of disbelief.

“I had a stroke. I survived it. I’m truly so grateful to still be here today,” he tweeted . “I know politics can be nasty, but even then, I could *never* imagine ridiculing someone for their health challenges.”

The highly questionable Oz campaign jab landed about as well as an overpriced crudité platter without any tequila :