Joe Biden Just Fired Dr. Oz – Yes, Really

The White House sent Dr. Mehmet Oz and Herschel Walker letters demanding their resignations from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition, and informed the U.S. Senate candidates from Pennsylvania and Georgia respectively that if they do not resign by 6 p.m. Wednesday they will be “terminated.”

Under the Hatch Act, Oz and Walker are considered special government employees who “may not be candidates in partisan elections” while engaged in official government business.

In response, Oz said former President Donald Trump appointed him to two terms on the council and that he will not step down. That means that, as of this writing, President Joe Biden has fired him. It is unclear whether Walker, a former NFL running back, tendered his resignation.

Oz posted an email he received from the Office of Presidential Personnel dated March 23.

A formal letter from the White House to Oz reads,

On behalf of President Biden, I am writing to request your resignation as a Member of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition. Please submit your resignation to me by the close of business today. Should we not receive your resignation, your position with the Council will be terminated effective 6:00 pm tonight. Thank you.

The council is an advisory committee that promotes healthy eating habits and physical activity. Oz served on the board with other notable personalities such as New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Mariano Rivera.

After the 6 p.m. deadline arrived, Oz posted a video that appeared to be recorded earlier in the day. He stated he would not resign and instead called for the resignation of Dr. Anthony Fauci.