Trump Introduces Dr. Oz at CMS Swearing-In, Repeats 'No Cuts' Pledge for Medicare and Medicaid
April 18, 2025 · The White House · 0:01:10
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What happened
President Trump introduced Dr. Mehmet Oz at his swearing-in as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in a White House clip published April 18, 2025. Trump said that as CMS Administrator, Oz will work tirelessly to strengthen and protect Medicare for the nation’s seniors and Medicaid for the needy, and, just as he promised, there will be no cuts — only help, as the President pledged it.
Trump said Oz will work to improve the quality of care for decades to come and will ensure that criminals, fraudsters and illegal aliens are not permitted to rob America’s seniors. He said Oz will also work alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to address the crisis of chronic illness and make America healthy again. Trump called the role a big commitment and said it would be by far the most important part of Oz’s already incredible life, as he put it.
Why it matters
The swearing-in puts the President’s Medicare and Medicaid “no cuts” pledge on the record at the moment the official charged with running both programs took office.
Scoreboard watch
Trump pledged at the April 18, 2025 swearing-in that there will be no cuts to Medicare and Medicaid under Oz’s tenure at CMS, as he stated the commitment. The pledge is recorded here as stated; no verdict is recorded.
Sources: The White House, “Trump introduces Dr. Oz during his swearing in as the Administrator of CMS”, 2025-04-18 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-04-18). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.
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