Herschel Walker - report

American football player and political candidate (born 1962)

Herschel Junior Walker is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He was also the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia.

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Significant news events for Herschel Walker

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Walker joins the losing ranks of failed GOP candidates like Blake Masters and Dr. Mehmet Oz. Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he has no plans to run for president in 2024. Rep. Lee Zeldin says he won’t run to lead the Republican National Committee. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is ‘quietly’ considering a run for the White House.
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"The View" host Sunny Hostin slammed Herschel Walker during Thursday's episode. She said Walker is "woefully under-qualified" and that he's "letting himself be used" "I think, willingly," Whoopi Goldberg added.
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Herschel Walker is running for U.S. Senate in Georgia. He has been accused of encouraging and paying for an abortion in 1993. A former girlfriend said he did the same for her in 2009.
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The Daily Beast published photos of a get-well card the woman alleged Walker had sent following the procedure. Walker has denied the report, and said he's considering suing the publication. Walker's only named son Christian, 22, was back on Twitter Wednesday night reacting to the new bombshell claims.
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Herschel Walker and his campaign are scrambling to contain the fallout from a new report alleging that the hardline anti-abortion candidate paid for his then-girlfriend to have an abortion in 2009. Republican groups are publicly vowing to spend huge money to help Walker overcome the late controversy. Republicans are privately acknowledging the report could be a death blow – and are trying to limit the damage to his campaign. Walker has denied the report and is threatening to sue the Daily Beast for defamation.