The Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Georgia, Herschel Walker has denied the claim that he paid for a girlfriend’s abortion in 2009, stating that the report is a “flat-out lie.”
Daily Beast had published a detailed description from an unnamed former girlfriend who said that Walker encouraged her to have an abortion after she became pregnant while they were dating, wrote her a $700 check to pay for the procedure and then sent her a subsequent “get well” card.
But, when asked on air about the reported $700 check, Walker, who has voiced opposition to abortion rights, said he frequently gives money to others. “I send money to a lot of people. I believe in being generous.”
In a written statement on Twitter, Walker said “I deny this in the strongest possible terms”. Walker also said he planned to “sue the Daily Beast.”
It is imperative to note that Walker has campaigned as a strict opponent of abortion rights. He has said he opposes abortion without any exceptions and has reportedly voiced support for a proposed national ban on the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Meanwhile, shortly after the Daily Beast story published, one of Walker’s children, Christian Walker turned to social media to criticize his father, accusing Walker of lying and saying that the former football star threatened him and his mother with violence that forced them to move multiple times.
In a post, Christian wrote “I know my mom and I would really appreciate if my father Herschel Walker stopped lying and making a mockery of us”.
Christian, who had offered help to his father in past, alleged that his father “threatened to kill us” and caused him and his mother to move six times in six months “running from your violence.”
Reports have it that Christian Walker’s mother, Cindy Grossman, was married to Herschel Walker for nearly two decades and has recounted violent episodes in the past. In a chat with newsmen, she detailed a time when he “held the gun to my temple and said he was going to blow my brains out.”
Christian Walker also said that other family members discouraged his father from running for office “because we all knew (some of) his past.”
“He decided to give us the middle finger and air out all of his dirty laundry in public, while simultaneously lying about it. I’m done,” Christian Walker wrote.
When asked for comment on Christian Walker’s postings, the Herschel Walker campaign pointed to a tweet from the candidate.
Shortly after his son’s messages, Herschel Walker wrote on Twitter: “I LOVE my son no matter what”.
It is germane to note that the 60-year-old Walker, one of the most well-known figures in Georgia football history, won the Republican primary by a wide margin in May. He ran with former president Donald Trump’s endorsement and the name recognition of a national-championship-winning Heisman Trophy winner.
In a statement about Herschel Walker, National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said “the NRSC and Republicans stand with him.”
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