and Governor are not very good friends at all. An except:

"Potentially complicating efforts to link up are Mastriano’s attacks on Oz during the primary. In March, he criticized Oz to a radio host for his ties to Oprah Winfrey and "the Hollywood class," and for his recent move to Pennsylvania.

"We have tapes of him, you know, approving of abortion, suddenly, he’s pro-life now because his Republican primary, we have video of him, encouraging, you know, changing your gender and all this kind of stuff," he said. "And so I just, you know, something’s wrong."

Further, Mastriano told an interviewer in 2018 that Islam was not compatible with the Constitution, adding, "not all religions are created equal." That year, he also shared an article on
Oz, who is running to be the first Muslim senator in U.S. history, earlier this year denounced what he called "Islamophobic and homophobic comments," posted online by his then-rival Kathy Barnette (who Mastriano had backed), saying such postings were "disqualifying" for a candidate.