Former NFL football great and current Republican US Senate candidate from Georgia, Herschel Walker, already had 99 problems. Now, he has one more: his own son.
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Christian Walker, the ultra-conservative son of Herschel Walker, is known for his flamboyant social media posts and claims that although he likes men he’s not gay. He’s also known for jumping on a soapbox and preaching about family values and how Black men should stop making babies they can’t or won’t take care of and/or raise.
Well, on Tuesday, the younger Walker appeared to have an online meltdown, saying via video that he’s had enough of protecting his father and that the man is nothing but a fake, fraud, and a phony.
During the video, Christian confirmed a report from The Daily Beast that although Herschel Walker pretends to be a “pro-life” candidate who supports zero exceptions for abortion, he paid for an abortion for his own girlfriend. He also added that his father has multiple babies with various women and takes care of none of them — AND that the family values wing of the GOP knows all about it but is remaining silent simply because they need a Republican to win back the Georgia seat.
“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,” Christian Walker charged. “And you know, my favorite issue to talk about is father absence – surprise – ’cause it affected me. That’s why I talk about it all the time, because it affected me.”
Christian said he and his mother “could have ended” his father’s Senate campaign “on day one” and criticized the “family values” contingent of the GOP for their hypocrisy in endorsing his father despite his past.
“Family Values people: He has four kids, four different women, wasn’t in the house raising one of them,” Christian said about his father. “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. Okay, I’m done.
“Everything has been a lie. And so for the right to say I’m being suspicious. We’re saying hey, I’m done with the lies when you all have been calling me saying, ‘is this true about your dad? Gosh, we’re not going to win Georgia. This candidate and all –’ that’s been you.
“You have no idea what I’ve been through in my life. You have no idea what me and my mom have survived. We could have ended this on day one. We haven’t. I haven’t told any stories. I’m just saying don’t lie. Don’t lie on my mom. Don’t lie on me. Don’t lie on the lives you’ve destroyed and act like you’re some moral family man. Y’all should care about that, conservatives.”
OUCH!
Since the video was released, Republicans have raced to coalesce around Walker in the hopes of saving his campaign (and saving their chance of regaining control of the US Senate).
“The quick consolidation behind Mr. Walker, less than 24 hours after The Daily Beast reported on the abortion claim on Monday, exposed a Republican Party that has become increasingly conditioned to discount questions about personal behavior in pursuit of political victories. While some Republicans said they didn’t believe the report, nearly all party leaders, elected officials and activists dismissed the abortion story as secondary to larger policy goals.”
– The New York Times
Will Republicans eventually ditch Herschel Walker in favor of their stance on morality and Christian family values? Or, will they continue to look the other way and pretend Walker’s “sins” are irrelevant so long as it gives them political gain?
I’ve stayed silent for nearly two years as my whole life has been lied about publicly. I did ONE campaign event, then said I didn’t want involvement.
Don’t you dare test my authenticity. Here is the full story: pic.twitter.com/ekVEcz8zq3
— Christian Walker (@ChristianWalk1r) October 4, 2022
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Herschel Walker exposed by his own son.
Yahoo News: Walker, a 60-year-old former football star, has already been plagued by a long list of embarrassing disclosures about his personal life. It has been revealed that he has had three children by three different women other than his ex-wife (with whom he had one child as well), that he falsely claimed to have worked in law enforcement and that he has been credibly accused of serious acts of domestic violence. Walker, who is running against Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock, has admitted to past misdeeds and said his Christian faith has helped him overcome his struggles with mental health. Now, however, Walker — who has said he supports a nationwide ban on all abortions with no exceptions — is denying the allegation that he paid for an ex-girlfriend’s abortion and has threatened to sue the Daily Beast. But Walker’s son Christian, a conservative with a large audience on… Read more »