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Trump Appoints Failed Senate Candidate and Ex-NFL Star Herschel Walker as U.S. Ambassador to Bahamas

HeadlineDec 19, 2024

Donald Trump has tapped failed U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker to become ambassador to the Bahamas. Walker, who lost his 2022 Georgia Senate race to Raphael Warnock, has been accused of violence by his ex-wife, as well as pressuring at least two partners to have abortions — even though his public stance is ardently anti-abortion.

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