A Running List of John Fetterman's Very Best Burns of Dr. Oz

It is unwise to stan politicians, but there comes a time when we must stan their ingenious campaign staffers (which, sure, said candidate had the wherewithal to hire). Specifically, as someone born and raised in Pennsylvania, I am here to applaud the digital team of the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s open senate seat, John Fetterman.

Fetterman has the best social media presence of a politician that I’ve ever seen, and it’s gotten even more hilarious since Dr. Mehmet Oz—yes, that Dr. Oz—(barely) won the Republican senate primary.

The campaign has been highlighting the stark differences between Fetterman and Oz. Pennsylvania’s current lieutenant governor, who lives in a converted car dealership in a former steel town, supports ending the filibuster to codify Roe v. Wade, and wants to legalize marijuana. Oz, by contrast, is a Trump-endorsed, anti-abortion multimillionaire who has long lived in New Jersey and only bought a house in Pennsylvania to run for Senate. (Oz is still registered as a New Jersey voter and incorrectly spelled the name of his “hometown” in his statement of candidacy.)

There are the subtle digs, like tweets about Oz shilling “bogus diet pills” and Fetterman’s ActBlue donation link featuring a photo of Oz about to kiss his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame—but the best content remains the sick burns. Here is a collection of social media owns that have likely sent Oz reaching for the aloe vera.

The Snooki Cameo video

Fetterman’s campaign paid Jersey Shore star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi to do a cameo video dragging Oz for moving to Pennsylvania so he could run for Senate. She sticks the landing with this: “I know you’re away from home and you’re in a new place...don’t worry, because you’ll be back home in Jersey soon. This is only temporary.”

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The cheesesteak roast

Pat’s and Geno’s are unfortunately tourist traps. People who aren’t tourists go to places like Jim’s, Dalessandro’s, or Tony Luke’s. Oz is making this way too easy for Team Fetterman.

The Photoshop burn

When Oz released a terribly Photoshopped version of the Step Brothers movie poster depicting the lieutenant governor with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Fetterman was ready.

The Arrested Development meme

Putting Oz’s head on Lucille Bluth’s body? Art.

The McLovin driver’s license

The only thing better than a Superbad reference is a 6'8" man tweeting the word “giggle.”

The ratio certificate

Oz, for his part, doesn’t seem to have a very good of a grasp of social media. For example, when he tweeted “Who do YOU trust to fix Pennsylvania?” his replies were full of many variations of “not you.” For this giant self-own, the Fetterman team issued Oz an adorable ratio certificate.

The video showing his 9 homes, including a giant New Jersey mansion

Oz and his wife gave People a house tour in 2020. Their Cliffside Park, New Jersey, mansion has six bedrooms, a basketball half-court, a movie theater, wine cellar and gym. The couple’s most recent acquisition? A house located in....Pennsylvania.

The mansion photo cross-reference tweet

Mehmet, sir, photos of the inside of your home are on the internet.

The dictionary tweet

An incredible response that simply ethers the original own attempt, nothing else to say here.

The flying banner over New Jersey beaches

Team Fetterman rented a plane to fly a banner over several New Jersey beaches that read: “Hey Dr. Oz Welcome home to NJ! ❤️ John.” (Here is a video of this beautiful banner in action.)

The trolling bumper sticker

This is a real sticker people can buy on the campaign site, a photo of which is currently Fetterman’s Twitter banner image. No notes.

Honorable mention: Retweeting this joke

We love a short king, but...this is fucking funny.