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“Everything Has Been a Lie”: Herschel Walker’s Son Blasts His Father Amid Tight Georgia Senate Race

HeadlineOct 05, 2022

In Georgia, the son of Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker has publicly denounced his father in a series of social media posts that could shake up one of the most closely watched Senate races. Herschel Walker, who is a former football star, is in a tight race with Democratic Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock. The 23-year-old Christian Walker accused his father of threatening to kill his family and of running his campaign on a series of lies. Christian Walker spoke out shortly after The Daily Beast reported Herschel Walker had paid for a girlfriend’s abortion in 2009. The anti-choice Republican has denied the report, despite the existence of physical evidence including a copy of a check from Walker and a receipt from an abortion clinic. On Tuesday, Christian Walker said he could no longer stay silent about his father’s actions.

Christian Walker: “I stayed silent as the atrocities committed against my mom were downplayed. I stayed silent when it came out that my father, Herschel Walker, had all these random kids across the country, none of whom he raised. And, you know my favorite issue to talk about is father absence. Surprise! Because it affected me. That’s why I talk about it all the time, because it affected me. Family values, people? He has four kids, four different women, wasn’t in the house raising one of them. He was out having sex with other women. Do you care about family values? I was silent, lie after lie after lie. The abortion card drops yesterday. It’s literally his handwriting in the card. They say they have receipts, whatever. He gets on Twitter, he lies about it. OK, I’m done. Done. Everything has been a lie.”

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