Trump endorses Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania Senate primary race

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — Former President Donald Trump endorsed Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania's crowded Republican Senate primary, ending months of jockeying for his support.

In a statement Saturday evening, Trump said his decision was "all about winning elections" as he formally backed the celebrity heart surgeon best known as the host of daytime TV's "The Dr. Oz Show."

"The Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a tremendous opportunity to Save America by electing the brilliant and well-known Dr. Mehmet Oz for the United States Senate," Trump said, in part. Later, at a rally in North Carolina, he said: "You know when you're in television for 18 years, that's like a poll. That means people like you."