(CNN)For Donald Trump, all the world's a stage. And the most important people on it are the ones on TV.
That fact was borne out over the weekend when
Trump endorsed TV doctor Mehmet Oz over hedge fund rich guy David McCormick in advance of
next month's Republican Senate primary.
The words Trump used to announce his endorsement are telling.
"I have known Dr. Oz for many years, as have many others, even if only through his very successful television show," Trump said. "He has lived with us through the screen and has always been popular, respected and smart."
At a rally in North Carolina where, oddly, Trump talked about his endorsement of Oz, the former President was even more blunt about the reasoning behind his pick.
"When you're in television for 18 years, that's like a poll,"
Trump said of Oz. "That means people like you."
Consider what all Trump is saying there.
1. Oz was on TV regularly for more than a decade.
2. That makes him famous
3. It also makes him popular
4. Trump likes famous, popular people who were on TV
That's basically it. Trump isn't endorsing Oz for any reason other than Oz, like Trump, is on TV. That's good enough for Trump.
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