¶ Reproductive Rights
¶ Anti Reproductive Rights Extremist Herschel Walker Tried To Hide His Position Of Opposing Abortion With No Exemptions
Contrary To Claims In Debate, Walker Backed A No Exemptions Ban On Abortion As Recently As August 2022. According to CNN, “Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker said as recently as August that he opposes any exceptions to a ban on abortion, despite stating the opposite during his first and only debate against Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock last week. The comment is the latest in a string of examples of Walker attempting to walk back his strict position on abortion, an issue that has become a flashpoint in this year’s midterms after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. With Democrats seizing on the issue, many Republican candidates have attempted to backtrack on the strict positions they took earlier in their careers or during their primary campaigns. And Republicans in Washington have taken conflicting positions on whether they would bring up a federal abortion ban should they win the Senate and House in November. During Friday’s debate, Walker said that he supports Georgia’s law, which bans abortions after about six weeks but makes exceptions for cases of rape or incest, pending a timely police report, and in some cases where the pregnant person’s health is at risk. And when the moderator asked about his support for a national ban on abortions without exceptions, Walker shot back, ‘That’s not true.’ Ad Feedback In an August forum, however, Walker was asked about how he responds to people angry over the Supreme Court’s decision. Although the audio is at times difficult to hear, Walker indicated that if people wanted exceptions to stringent abortion laws, he was opposed. ’So, I said, ‘I believe in life.’ I believe in life. And I said, you know, if anyone wants to have an exception, I said, ‘Not in my book,’’ Walker said. ‘I said, ‘I’m sorry. I feel bad for anyone that’s a victim of any kind of crime.’ I do. I feel like that. That is terrible and that’s horrible, but we deal with that as it comes.’ He added: ‘But right now, to say that it is OK for a woman to kill her baby when they said, ‘Thou shall not kill,’ and I said, ‘I can’t square, I can’t get around that.’ So, I will always vote for what my religious beliefs tell me. … Not what people tell me to do just to go along to get along.’” [CNN, 10/19/22]
¶ Herschel Walker Was Firmly Against Abortion in All Contexts Despite Paying For His Girlfriends Abortion In 2009
Daily Beast: Abortion Opponent Walker Paid For His Girlfriend’s Abortion In 2009, Sending A Check And Get Well Card. According to Daily Beast, “Herschel Walker, the football legend now running for Senate in Georgia, says he wants to completely ban abortion, likening it to murder and claiming there should be ‘no exception’ for rape, incest, or the life of the mother. But the Republican candidate has supported at least one exception—for himself. A woman who asked not to be identified out of privacy concerns told The Daily Beast that after she and Walker conceived a child while they were dating in 2009 he urged her to get an abortion. The woman said she had the procedure and that Walker reimbursed her for it. She supported these claims with a $575 receipt from the abortion clinic, a ‘get well’ card from Walker, and a bank deposit receipt that included an image of a signed $700 personal check from Walker. The woman said there was a $125 difference because she ‘ball-parked’ the cost of an abortion after Googling the procedure and added on expenses such as travel and recovery costs. Additionally, The Daily Beast independently corroborated details of the woman’s claims with a close friend she told at the time and who, according to the woman and the friend, took care of her in the days after the procedure.” [Daily Beast, 10/4/22]
Walker Supported Women’s Decision To Receive Abortion, And Had “No Regrets.” According to Daily Beast, “The woman said Walker, who was not married at the time, told her it would be more convenient to terminate the pregnancy, saying it was ‘not the right time’ for him to have a child. It was a feeling she shared, but what she didn’t know was that Walker had an out-of-wedlock child with another woman earlier that same year. Asked if Walker ever expressed regret for the decision, the woman said Walker never had." [Daily Beast, 10/4/22]
Walker Who Supported A National Ban On Abortion And Called It Murder, Suggested He Had Nothing to Be Ashamed Of In Paying For An Abortion. According to Business Insider, “Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker suggested on Thursday that there’s no reason to be ashamed of paying for a woman’s abortion, despite his support for a nationwide ban on the procedure without any exceptions. In an appearance via phone on conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt’s show, Walker continued to deny a report from The Daily Beast alleging that he paid for a woman to have an abortion in 2009, despite new reporting from the outlet that the woman also had a child with him. Asked by Hewitt about the story, the former University of Georgia football legend said the report was ‘totally, totally untrue,’ but made a bizarre remark about the matter in general. ‘If that had happened, I would have said it, because there’s nothing to be ashamed of there,’ said Walker. ‘You know, people have done that, but I know nothing about it. Walker’s campaign didn’t immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment. The abortion allegation has drawn attention largely because of the hypocrisy it suggests — Walker has said that he supports banning abortions altogether, even characterizing widely supported exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother as ‘excuses.’” [Business Insider, 10/6/22]
Daily Beast Reported That The Partner Of His, Whose Abortion He Paid For In 2009, Gave Birth To One Of His Children. According to Daily Beast, “After a woman revealed that Republican senatorial candidate Herschel Walker had urged her to have an abortion, Walker adamantly denied the story and claimed he had no idea who this woman could be. But there’s a good reason the woman finds that defense highly doubtful: She’s the mother of one of his children. When the woman first told The Daily Beast her story, we agreed not to reveal certain details about her identity over her concerns for safety and privacy. But then Walker categorically denied the story and said he didn’t know who was making this allegation. On Wednesday morning, Fox News host Brian Kilmeade asked Walker whether he had figured out the woman’s identity, based on details in the original report. ‘Not at all,’ Walker replied. ‘And that’s what I hope everyone can see. It’s sort of like everyone is anonymous, or everyone is leaking, and they want you to confess to something you have no clue about.’” [Daily Beast, 10/6/22]
In Response To Walker’s Denials, His Ex Girlfriend Who Had An Abortion Said “Sure, I Was Stunned, But I Guess It Also Doesn’t Shock Me, That Maybe There Are Just So Many Of Us That He Truly Doesn’t Remember,’ She Said. ‘But Then Again, If He Really Forgot About It, That Says Something, Too.” According to Daily Beast, “On Wednesday morning, Fox News host Brian Kilmeade asked Walker whether he had figured out the woman’s identity, based on details in the original report. ‘Not at all,’ Walker replied. ‘And that’s what I hope everyone can see. It’s sort of like everyone is anonymous, or everyone is leaking, and they want you to confess to something you have no clue about.’ Walker then spun the report as an attack from ‘desperate’ Democrats eager to maintain control of the pivotal Senate seat. Instead of being deterred by his now-public hypocrisy, he said he now feels ‘energized.’ ‘They see me as a big threat, and I know that and I knew it when I got into this race. But they don’t realize that I think they came for the wrong one. They energized me,’ Walker said. ‘They energized me, because I know how they really want to try to keep this seat.’ The anonymous woman said that defense sounded ridiculous. Sure, I was stunned, but I guess it also doesn’t shock me, that maybe there are just so many of us that he truly doesn’t remember,’ she said. ‘But then again, if he really forgot about it, that says something, too.’ The woman, a registered Democrat whose years-long relationship with Walker continued after the abortion, told The Daily Beast that her chief concern with revealing her name was because she is the mother of one of Walker’s own children and she wanted to protect her family’s privacy as best she could while also coming forward with the truth. (Walker has publicly acknowledged the child as his own, and the woman proved she is the child’s mother and provided credible evidence of a long-term relationship with Walker.) The Walker campaign declined to comment for this story.” [Daily Beast, 10/6/22]
Women Who Revealed That Walker Paid For Her abortion Said He has Been Civil And “A Good Sport” In Spite On Republican Denials. According to Daily Beast, “The anonymous woman said that while she’s been a ‘good sport’ about the campaign, after Walker’s denial, she could no longer keep this information from the public. ‘I’ve been very civil thus far. I keep my mouth shut. I don’t cause any trouble. I stay in the background. But I’m also not gonna get run over time and time again,’ she said. ‘That’s crazy.’ Walker and his campaign have put out seemingly conflicting messages to battle the story, denying it on one hand as a ‘lie’ while also appealing to themes of religious redemption and forgiveness on the other. On Wednesday, Walker put out a new ad where he discusses overcoming his struggles with mental health ‘by the grace of God.’” [Daily Beast, 10/6/22]
Women Whose Abortion Walker Paid For, Claimed “He Seemed Pretty Choice To Me” Despite His Firm Anti Abortion Stance In The Campaign. According to Daily Beast, “Asked about the role faith played in Walker’s life, the anonymous woman, who identifies as a Christian herself, said even though Walker often talked about Christianity, he uses it ‘when it works for him.’ She said Walker frequently talked about being a Christian, but never once expressed any misgivings about abortion generally—or any regret about the one that they had. When she got pregnant again years later, the woman says she made a different choice, even though Walker said it still wasn’t ‘a convenient time’ for him. ‘He didn’t express any regret. He said, ‘relax and recover,’’ the woman recalled, alluding to the message on the ‘get well’ card Walker sent her along with the abortion payment. ‘He seemed pretty pro-choice to me. He was pro-choice, obviously,’ she said. ‘I don’t think there’s anywhere in the Bible where it says ‘Have four kids with four different women while you’re with another woman.’ Or where it praises not being a present parent. Or that an abortion is an OK thing to do when it’s not the right time for you, but a terrible thing for anyone else to do when you are running for Senate. He picks and chooses where it’s convenient for him to use that religious crutch,’ she said. The campaign has used the woman’s desire to remain anonymous to raise money, saying in its first fundraising email after the news broke that ‘Now, they’re using an anonymous source to further slander me.’” [Daily Beast, 10/6/22]
Walker Who Supported A National Ban On Abortion And Called It Murder, Suggested He Had Nothing to Be Ashamed Of In Paying For An Abortion. According to Business Insider, “Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker suggested on Thursday that there’s no reason to be ashamed of paying for a woman’s abortion, despite his support for a nationwide ban on the procedure without any exceptions. In an appearance via phone on conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt’s show, Walker continued to deny a report from The Daily Beast alleging that he paid for a woman to have an abortion in 2009, despite new reporting from the outlet that the woman also had a child with him. Asked by Hewitt about the story, the former University of Georgia football legend said the report was ‘totally, totally untrue,’ but made a bizarre remark about the matter in general. ‘If that had happened, I would have said it, because there’s nothing to be ashamed of there,’ said Walker. ‘You know, people have done that, but I know nothing about it. Walker’s campaign didn’t immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment. The abortion allegation has drawn attention largely because of the hypocrisy it suggests — Walker has said that he supports banning abortions altogether, even characterizing widely supported exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother as ‘excuses.’” [Business Insider, 10/6/22]
Walker Claimed That Paying For A Partners Abortion Would Be “Nothing To Be Ashamed Of” Even Though He Supports A Federal Ban. According to Washington Post, “Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Georgia, is denying the latest reports from the Daily Beast that he for paid a former girlfriend to have an abortion — and that the woman is the mother of one of his children. In an interview Thursday morning with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Walker reiterated his denials of the Daily Beast’s reporting. ‘I know this is untrue. I know it’s untrue, and they keep telling me things like that, and it’s totally, totally untrue,’ Walker said on the ‘Hugh Hewitt Show.’ ‘And I’m not sure why that would be told. I know nothing about any woman having an abortion. And they can keep coming at me like that, and they’re doing it because they want to distract people.’ In a muddled answer, Walker repeatedly brought up that he had already been forgiven. And although he has campaigned in support of a national abortion ban at 15 weeks of pregnancy, Walker suggested to Hewitt that there would have been no shame in having undergone the procedure. ‘I hate to say I’ve been born again, but I have a new life. And I’ve been moving forward, and had that happened, I would have said it, because it’s nothing to be ashamed of there,’ Walker said. ‘You know, people have done that, but I know nothing about it. And if I knew about it, I would be honest and talk about it, but I know nothing about that.’” [Washington Post, 10/6/22]
In Subsequent Press Conference Walker Denied What He Said That Same Morning That There Was Nothing TO Be Ashamed Of In Paying For An Abortion. According to Yahoo News, “A reporter then asked him about his comment to Hewitt about not needing to be ashamed. The former University of Georgia star said he hadn’t made the comment. ‘No, what I said — I was talking about something totally different than what did happen,’ Walker explained. ‘I said, when I, with my ex-wife, in my past, had nothing to do with what this woman said. I said this, this here abortion thing is false, it’s a lie. And that’s what I said. I said anything happened with my ex-wife or what Christian was talking about — I don’t know, but as I said, if anything happened I have nothing to be ashamed of. My ex-wife and I have been the best of friends with her husband and my wife. So that’s the things I’ve said. And I said nothing about if it did happen. Because I said that’s a lie.’ Walker has so far failed to file a defamation lawsuit against the Daily Beast, as he stated he would after the release of the initial story on Monday. His lawyer, Robert Ingram, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Wednesday, ‘We are investigating.’” [Yahoo News, 10/6/22]
Walker Denied Claim From Women Who Gave Birth To One Of His Children That He Paid For Her To Have An Abortion, And Also Denied Her Claims About His Child. According to Daily Beast, “Herschel Walker’s story continues to make no sense. After The Daily Beast reported on Monday that Walker and an ex-girlfriend had an abortion in 2009, Walker said he had no idea who that woman could be. That prompted the woman to offer additional details about her relationship to Walker and why her accusation is so credible. She agreed to publicly disclose that she and Walker also had a child together. For most people, that would seem to make it difficult to continue with the defense that you don’t know who this woman could be—but not for Walker. Against all odds, he repeatedly said Thursday that he didn’t know who the woman was, and he suggested her claims that he is the father of one of her children was false. The problem with that story? Walker already confirmed to The Daily Beast in June that this woman was, in fact, the mother to one of his kids. Asked on Thursday during a rambling press conference whether he’d reached out to any of the mothers of his children, Walker replied, ‘Why do I need to?’ The reporter explained that The Daily Beast had reported that the woman who says he paid for her to abort their child was also the mother of one of his children. Walker then implied that the woman would have to be the mother of a child he had not yet acknowledged. ‘Because of the article I had more kids. That’s why I haven’t reached out to anyone, because I said no. And that’s what I mean when I said no, I said it’s not correct, that’s a lie. And that’s what I mean, when that’s a lie,’ Walker said.” [Daily Beast, 10/6/22]
Walker’s Explanation Does Not Make Sense As Walker Has Admitted To Being Father Of Women’s Child. According to Daily Beast, “Walker then implied that the woman would have to be the mother of a child he had not yet acknowledged. ‘Because of the article I had more kids. That’s why I haven’t reached out to anyone, because I said no. And that’s what I mean when I said no, I said it’s not correct, that’s a lie. And that’s what I mean, when that’s a lie,’ Walker said.” But that explanation doesn’t make sense. Months ago, Walker himself publicly confirmed to The Daily Beast that this woman is the mother of one of his children. The Daily Beast independently confirmed the claim with a family court clerk and a court order declaring Walker the father, citing a DNA test. Walker’s reply was possibly accurate in one dimension, however. He still has not contacted the woman after the story first broke. Walker had previously tried to deny The Daily Beast’s reports on the abortion. ‘There’s no truth to this or any other Daily Beast report,’ he said. But that’s a lie by his own admission. Walker has confirmed not just one Daily Beast report, but two. The outspoken critic of absentee fathers in the Black community has in all acknowledged that he has fathered four children by four different women. His adult son, Christian Walker, has claimed that his father was not present in any of their lives, and the mother who also aborted one of his children told The Daily Beast on Wednesday that he wasn’t around for their son. ‘He didn’t accept responsibility for the kid we did have together, and now he isn’t accepting responsibility for the one that we didn’t have,’ she said. ‘That says so much about how he views the role of women in childbirth, versus his own. And now he wants to take that choice away from other women and couples entirely.’” [Daily Beast, 10/6/22]
Herschel Walker Denied Revelations He Paid For A Women’s Abortion Claiming “You’re Here Because The Democrats Are Desperate To Hold On To This Seat Here, And They’re Desperate To Make This Race About My Family.” According to Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker rejected claims that he paid for a 2009 abortion for a woman who said she later bore his child, saying at a campaign stop that it was part of a plot by allies of Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock to damage his campaign. ‘I know why you’re here,’ he read from a prepared statement to a few dozen reporters at an east Georgia lumber yard. ‘You’re here because the Democrats are desperate to hold on to this seat here, and they’re desperate to make this race about my family.’ Walker’s campaign was in damage control following The Daily Beast’s reports, which undercut his opposition to abortion, and criticism from his adult son Christian, who labeled his father a ‘liar,’ accused him of threatening his family with violence and urged him to wear a condom. “ [Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/6/22]
¶ Relationship Ended After She Declined To Have A Second Abortion In 2011
Walker Urged Women Whose Abortion he Paid For in 2009 To Have A Second Abortion, She Did Not Giving Birth To A Child He Has Not Been Present For. According to New York Times, “A woman who has said Herschel Walker, the Republican Senate nominee in Georgia, paid for her abortion in 2009 told The New York Times that he urged her to terminate a second pregnancy two years later. They ended their relationship after she refused. In a series of interviews, the woman said Mr. Walker had barely been involved in their now 10-year-old son’s life, offering little more than court-ordered child support and occasional gifts. The woman disclosed the new details about her relationship with Mr. Walker, who has anchored his campaign on an appeal to social conservatives as an unwavering opponent of abortion even in cases of rape and incest, after the former football star publicly denied that he knew her. He called her ‘some alleged woman’ in a radio interview on Thursday. The Times is withholding the name of the woman, who insisted on anonymity to protect her son. In the interviews, she described the frustration of watching Republicans rally around Mr. Walker, dismiss her account and bathe him in prayer and praise, calling him a good man.” [New York Times, 10/7/22]
Walker Ended Relationship With Former Girlfriend In 2011 When She Declined To Terminate A Second Pregnancy. According to New York Times, “Mr. Walker and his former girlfriend started their relationship around November 2008, according to her paternity suit. She said they first met in Atlanta, where she lived and Mr. Walker regularly visited. She would occasionally travel to the Dallas area, Mr. Walker’s home at the time. The next year, when they conceived a child, the couple agreed that she should end the pregnancy, she said. Mr. Walker never expressed any moral or religious concerns about abortion, she said. He told her that it was ‘not a good time’ for a baby The woman told The Times that she and Mr. Walker decided in 2009 to end a pregnancy. She provided a ‘get well’ card with a handwritten message — ‘Pray you are feeling better’ — and signed simply, ‘H.’ Mr. Walker has repeatedly denied her account. The two continued their relationship and, two years later, the woman became pregnant again. This time, she said, she told Mr. Walker she wanted to have the child. But Mr. Walker did not, and again made the case that the time was not right. The relationship ended on Sept. 16, 2011, according to her paternity suit. Her son was born the following May. In an interview, a friend who lived in Atlanta at the time described consoling the woman through her morning sickness before her abortion and supporting her afterward. Years later, when the woman was pregnant again, she disclosed in phone and in-person conversations that Mr. Walker had asked her to end the pregnancy but she was adamant that she would not, according to the friend. Mr. Walker also appears to have been involved with two other women around this time. In an interview in the December 2011 issue of Playboy magazine, he identified Julie Blanchard, who is now his wife, as his fiancée. And in January 2012, Myka Dean, then a shareholder along with her mother in Mr. Walker’s company Renaissance Man, according to financial records, filed a police report in Irving, Texas, in which she said that for 20 years she had been in an ‘on-off-on-off’ relationship with Mr. Walker. (Ms. Dean, who died in 2019, told the police that Mr. Walker threatened her after she told him that she wanted to date other people. Mr. Walker denied the allegation through a spokeswoman in April.) The woman interviewed by The Times said Mr. Walker never physically abused her.” [New York Times, 10/7/22]
Women Spoke Out Of Frustration At Walker’s Support For Banning Abortion. According to New York Times, “The woman, a Democrat, said she had struggled to watch Mr. Walker campaign on public positions so clearly at odds with his private conduct. Mr. Walker has said he supports abortion bans with no exceptions for rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. ‘The fact that I had a choice — now he’s in the public trying to say he wants to put a ban on abortion completely,’ the woman said, adding, ‘It appalled me.’ Mr. Walker also has assailed ‘absentee fathers,’ particularly in the Black community. But the woman said Mr. Walker himself had been so uninvolved in her son’s life that his absence was a running joke between her and her family and friends. The woman said she was given no advance notice about Mr. Walker’s Senate candidacy and was shocked when she learned he had entered the race.” [New York Times, 10/7/22]
Walker Ended Relationship With Former Girlfriend In 2011 When She Declined To Terminate A Second Pregnancy. According to New York Times, “Mr. Walker and his former girlfriend started their relationship around November 2008, according to her paternity suit. She said they first met in Atlanta, where she lived and Mr. Walker regularly visited. She would occasionally travel to the Dallas area, Mr. Walker’s home at the time. The next year, when they conceived a child, the couple agreed that she should end the pregnancy, she said. Mr. Walker never expressed any moral or religious concerns about abortion, she said. He told her that it was ‘not a good time’ for a baby The woman told The Times that she and Mr. Walker decided in 2009 to end a pregnancy. She provided a ‘get well’ card with a handwritten message — ‘Pray you are feeling better’ — and signed simply, ‘H.’ Mr. Walker has repeatedly denied her account. The two continued their relationship and, two years later, the woman became pregnant again. This time, she said, she told Mr. Walker she wanted to have the child. But Mr. Walker did not, and again made the case that the time was not right. The relationship ended on Sept. 16, 2011, according to her paternity suit. Her son was born the following May. In an interview, a friend who lived in Atlanta at the time described consoling the woman through her morning sickness before her abortion and supporting her afterward. Years later, when the woman was pregnant again, she disclosed in phone and in-person conversations that Mr. Walker had asked her to end the pregnancy but she was adamant that she would not, according to the friend. Mr. Walker also appears to have been involved with two other women around this time. In an interview in the December 2011 issue of Playboy magazine, he identified Julie Blanchard, who is now his wife, as his fiancée. And in January 2012, Myka Dean, then a shareholder along with her mother in Mr. Walker’s company Renaissance Man, according to financial records, filed a police report in Irving, Texas, in which she said that for 20 years she had been in an ‘on-off-on-off’ relationship with Mr. Walker. (Ms. Dean, who died in 2019, told the police that Mr. Walker threatened her after she told him that she wanted to date other people. Mr. Walker denied the allegation through a spokeswoman in April.) The woman interviewed by The Times said Mr. Walker never physically abused her.” [New York Times, 10/7/22]
Mother Of Walker’s Child Claimed Walker Pressured Her To Have A Second Abortion And Chose “Not To Be A Father.” According to Daily Beast, “The mother also said Walker—who now styles himself an anti-abortion absolutist—urged her to terminate her second pregnancy, which she refused to do. ‘I said, ‘Look, you’re a human being, you can make your own decisions, and I’m not going to make you do anything if it’s something you really don’t want to do. You can be as much of a father or as little as a father as you want to be. It’s your choice, but I’m having this child,’’ she said. ‘So he chose not to be a father. That was his choice.’” [Daily Beast, 10/14/22]
Partner Of Walker Who Had An Abortion Said “He Didn’t Accept Responsibility For The Kid We Did Have Together, And Now He Isn’t Accepting Responsibility For The One That We Didn’t Have. That Says So Much About How He Views The Role Of Women In Childbirth, Versus His Own. And Now He Wants To Take That Choice Away From Other Women And Couples Entirely.” According to Daily Beast, “’It’s good to see my story has been so well received,’ the woman said, ‘because I’m telling the truth. I’m not trying to glorify abortion—that’s a very personal choice that everyone has to make for themselves—but I have no shame in it. It is what it is. It’s part of my story, and what makes me who I am today.’ The woman continued that she hopes her story makes other people feel less alone, ‘to maybe find comfort and a sense of dignity.’ ‘You’re not a monster, not a murderer,’ she continued. ‘These are real life decisions that can completely change your life. Making it so black-and-white makes it easy for these old men to say it’s wrong or it’s right, but they’ve never been put in a position where it’s done to their body.’ She said it was wrong, however, for Walker to use abortion when it suited him personally and try to deny others the procedure when it suits him politically. ‘He didn’t accept responsibility for the kid we did have together, and now he isn’t accepting responsibility for the one that we didn’t have. That says so much about how he views the role of women in childbirth, versus his own. And now he wants to take that choice away from other women and couples entirely,’ she said. ‘This was a decision I had to make—twice—about my future and a potential child’s future, and I was able to make it, both times. And Herschel was also able to have a say. The fact he now thinks it’s OK to just take that away,’ she said, ‘I just can’t understand.’” [Daily Beast, 10/6/22]
Walker Urged Women Whose Abortion He Paid For In 2009 To Have A Second Abortion, She Did Not, Giving Birth To A Child He Has Not Been Present For. According to New York Times, “A woman who has said Herschel Walker, the Republican Senate nominee in Georgia, paid for her abortion in 2009 told The New York Times that he urged her to terminate a second pregnancy two years later. They ended their relationship after she refused. In a series of interviews, the woman said Mr. Walker had barely been involved in their now 10-year-old son’s life, offering little more than court-ordered child support and occasional gifts. The woman disclosed the new details about her relationship with Mr. Walker, who has anchored his campaign on an appeal to social conservatives as an unwavering opponent of abortion even in cases of rape and incest, after the former football star publicly denied that he knew her. He called her ‘some alleged woman’ in a radio interview on Thursday. The Times is withholding the name of the woman, who insisted on anonymity to protect her son. In the interviews, she described the frustration of watching Republicans rally around Mr. Walker, dismiss her account and bathe him in prayer and praise, calling him a good man.” [New York Times, 10/7/22]
- Mother Of Child Walker Fathered, Said That Walker “As A Father, He’s Done Nothing.” According to New York Times, “She said she wanted Georgia voters to know what kind of man Mr. Walker was to her. ‘As a father, he’s done nothing. He does exactly what the courts say, and that’s it,’ she said. ‘He has to be held responsible, just like the rest of us. And if you’re going to run for office, you need to own your life.’” [New York Times, 10/7/22]
¶ Women Whose Abortion Walker Paid For In 2009, Said He Was “Pretty Pro Choice Back Then” And Urged Her To Have The Abortion.
Walker Who Supported A National Ban On Abortion And Called It Murder, Suggested He Had Nothing to Be Ashamed Of In Paying For An Abortion. According to Business Insider, “Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker suggested on Thursday that there’s no reason to be ashamed of paying for a woman’s abortion, despite his support for a nationwide ban on the procedure without any exceptions. In an appearance via phone on conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt’s show, Walker continued to deny a report from The Daily Beast alleging that he paid for a woman to have an abortion in 2009, despite new reporting from the outlet that the woman also had a child with him. Asked by Hewitt about the story, the former University of Georgia football legend said the report was ‘totally, totally untrue,’ but made a bizarre remark about the matter in general. ‘If that had happened, I would have said it, because there’s nothing to be ashamed of there,’ said Walker. ‘You know, people have done that, but I know nothing about it. Walker’s campaign didn’t immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment. The abortion allegation has drawn attention largely because of the hypocrisy it suggests — Walker has said that he supports banning abortions altogether, even characterizing widely supported exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother as ‘excuses.’” [Business Insider, 10/6/22]
In Response To Walker’s Denials, His Ex Girlfriend Who Had An Abortion Said “Sure, I Was Stunned, But I Guess It Also Doesn’t Shock Me, That Maybe There Are Just So Many Of Us That He Truly Doesn’t Remember,’ She Said. ‘But Then Again, If He Really Forgot About It, That Says Something, Too.” According to Daily Beast, “On Wednesday morning, Fox News host Brian Kilmeade asked Walker whether he had figured out the woman’s identity, based on details in the original report. ‘Not at all,’ Walker replied. ‘And that’s what I hope everyone can see. It’s sort of like everyone is anonymous, or everyone is leaking, and they want you to confess to something you have no clue about.’ Walker then spun the report as an attack from ‘desperate’ Democrats eager to maintain control of the pivotal Senate seat. Instead of being deterred by his now-public hypocrisy, he said he now feels ‘energized.’ ‘They see me as a big threat, and I know that and I knew it when I got into this race. But they don’t realize that I think they came for the wrong one. They energized me,’ Walker said. ‘They energized me, because I know how they really want to try to keep this seat.’ The anonymous woman said that defense sounded ridiculous. Sure, I was stunned, but I guess it also doesn’t shock me, that maybe there are just so many of us that he truly doesn’t remember,’ she said. ‘But then again, if he really forgot about it, that says something, too.’ The woman, a registered Democrat whose years-long relationship with Walker continued after the abortion, told The Daily Beast that her chief concern with revealing her name was because she is the mother of one of Walker’s own children and she wanted to protect her family’s privacy as best she could while also coming forward with the truth. (Walker has publicly acknowledged the child as his own, and the woman proved she is the child’s mother and provided credible evidence of a long-term relationship with Walker.) The Walker campaign declined to comment for this story.” [Daily Beast, 10/6/22]
Women Whose Abortion Walker Paid For, Claimed “He Seemed Pretty Choice To Me” Despite His Firm Anti Abortion Stance In The Campaign. According to Daily Beast, “Asked about the role faith played in Walker’s life, the anonymous woman, who identifies as a Christian herself, said even though Walker often talked about Christianity, he uses it ‘when it works for him.’ She said Walker frequently talked about being a Christian, but never once expressed any misgivings about abortion generally—or any regret about the one that they had. When she got pregnant again years later, the woman says she made a different choice, even though Walker said it still wasn’t ‘a convenient time’ for him. ‘He didn’t express any regret. He said, ‘relax and recover,’’ the woman recalled, alluding to the message on the ‘get well’ card Walker sent her along with the abortion payment. ‘He seemed pretty pro-choice to me. He was pro-choice, obviously,’ she said. ‘I don’t think there’s anywhere in the Bible where it says ‘Have four kids with four different women while you’re with another woman.’ Or where it praises not being a present parent. Or that an abortion is an OK thing to do when it’s not the right time for you, but a terrible thing for anyone else to do when you are running for Senate. He picks and chooses where it’s convenient for him to use that religious crutch,’ she said. The campaign has used the woman’s desire to remain anonymous to raise money, saying in its first fundraising email after the news broke that ‘Now, they’re using an anonymous source to further slander me.’” [Daily Beast, 10/6/22]
Walker Campaign Taunted By New York Pro Choice Non Profit For Alleged Hypocrisy On Abortion With Billboard. According to Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “If you were near Herschel Walker’s Buckhead campaign headquarters recently, you may have spotted a mobile billboard with a message about abortion to Walker. ‘Dear Herschel,’ it says. ‘Thank you for supporting a woman’s right to choose. Your quiet courage does not go unnoticed.’ Walker, of course, has been embroiled in a firestorm of accusations recently that he paid for a woman to have an abortion. The same woman told the New York Times and the Daily Beast that she later had a child with Walker. The GOP Senate nominee has said he opposes all abortion, even in cases of rape or incest. The billboard is paid for by Mayday Heath, a New York-based nonprofit working to raise awareness of abortion pills available with a prescription through the mail. And they may have more messages for the former footballer soon.” [Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/11/22]
¶ Herschel Walker Supported The Supreme Court Decision Which Overturned Roe V. Wade
Herschel Walker Lauded The Hobbs Decision And Said It “Sends The Issue Back To The States, Which Is Where It Belongs.” Herschel Walker posted, “This Supreme Court decision sends the issue of abortion back to the states, which is where it belongs. I stand for life and Raphael Warnock stands for abortion, including the heinous practice of partial-birth and late-term abortion. I won’t apologize for erring on the side of life, especially considering the radical abortion views held by Senator Warnock and today’s Democrat Party.” [Facebook, TeamHerschel, 6/24/22]
Herschel Walker Welcomed Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe V Wade And Said “I Won’t Apologize For Erring On The Side Of Life, Especially Considering The Radical Abortion Views Held By Senator Warnock And Today’s Democrat Party.” TeamHerschel posted on Facebook, “This Supreme Court decision sends the issue of abortion back to the states, which is where it belongs. I stand for life and Raphael Warnock stands for abortion, including the heinous practice of partial-birth and late-term abortion. I won’t apologize for erring on the side of life, especially considering the radical abortion views held by Senator Warnock and today’s Democrat Party.”[Facebook, TeamHerschel, 6/24/22]
Herschel Walker Posted “I Won’t Apologize For Erring On The Side Of Life, Especially Considering The Radical Abortion Views Held By Senator Warnock And Today’s Democrat Party.” Team Herschel posted on Facebook, “This Supreme Court decision sends the issue of abortion back to the states, which is where it belongs. I stand for life and Raphael Warnock stands for abortion, including the heinous practice of partial-birth and late-term abortion. I won’t apologize for erring on the side of life, especially considering the radical abortion views held by Senator Warnock and today’s Democrat Party.” [Facebook, @TeamHerschel, 6/24/22]
[AUDIO] Herschel Walker Said He Was “Very Proud To See” Supreme Court Overturn Roe V. Wade. “Well, I think one of the things I was very proud to see what the Supreme Court did in order to send it back to the people, back to the states where it should have been, because it's not really in the Constitution. And it's sad to see the people out there are upset and all that because of the Supreme Court Justices, they did their job. And right now, is up to the states. And I think that's where it should be. And I'm glad to see that some states can decide and some may do abortion. But that's what's great about America. And what's sad to me is you see the people that's up there wanting to want to do what they call peaceful protest. But you don't see the peaceful protest when you see them burning things down, you see them doing things that is kind of reckless and I said, you know, here in this country here, we can agree to disagree. And what I mean by that is they're sending it back to the states where some states will have abortion. Some are not. I believe in life. I believe in life. And I'm not going to apologize for it. But that doesn't mean I'm going to hurt someone that do not believe what I believe. And I think that's what's sad to me to see.”[ Herschel Walker on the Martha Zoller Show, GA, 06/28/22]
Herschel Walker Claimed That His Anti Abortion Was A Personal Issue For Him Because “I Come From A Church Town.” According to New York Post, “Walker is equally forthright about abortion. He’s vocally pro-life while Warnock is pro-choice. Abortion is expected to be a key issue for Georgia voters in November amid the reversal of Roe v. Wade, particularly among African-Americans. Traditionally, blacks have been less supportive of abortion than whites, but those views have shifted over the past two decades and some studies show blacks are even more pro-choice than whites. For Walker, however, abortion is a very personal issue for him. ‘I am not going to shy away from it on the campaign trail. You have to understand I come from a church town; everything in town centered on church.’” [New York Post, 7/2/22]
In Response To Supreme Court Overturning Roe V Wade, Herschel Walker Said “I Stand For Life And Raphael Warnock Stands For Abortion, Including The Heinous Practice Of Partial Birth And Late Term Abortion.” Mallory Blount tweeted, “‘This Supreme Court decision sends the issue of abortion back to the states, which is where it belongs. I stand for life and Raphael Warnock stands for abortion, including the heinous practice of partial birth and late term abortion.’#gapol” [Twitter, @MalloryBlount, 6/24/22]
Herschel Walker Tweeted Bible Verse Supporting A Ban On Abortion. Team Herschel tweeted, “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. Psalm 139:13-14” [Twitter, @TeamHerschel, 6/26/22]
Herschel Walker, Mississippi AG Who Argued Roe Case Featured At Alabama GOP Event [Al.com, 7/29/22]
[VIDEO] Walker Claimed That Warnock Was “Talking About Abortion All The Way Up To Nine Months Now” And That Abortion “Isn’t Written In The Ten Commandments.” “Well, first of all, you know, I'm running against the senator that’s also a pastor. Yeah, and isn't it written in the Ten Commandment, Thou shalt not kill? Well, you know, he always talks about you talking about abortion all the way up to nine months now. And that's very radical. But I can tell you something even worse. He voted that if a baby survives an abortion, that he would deny that baby medical care. That is very radical right there. You know, you start to be really smooth by saying, you know, how could you have a doctor, a young woman in the government in the same room? And I said, well, have you forgotten about you got to admit, unborn baby in that room to. Yeah. Gotten by the guy who owns the room and then he want the federal government the paperwork. Yes, very radical. And I said, people, we need to hear what the people on the left are saying right now. They're trying to tell us, you know, this is this what they want you to get used to this? They won't get used to it. But I'm saying there's a better way. There's a better way. And everything that is hurting in this country right now is policies that have been bad on their side.”[Herschel Walker Jimmy Fallia; 09/29/22]
¶ Walker Supported Lindsay Graham's Federal Abortion Ban
Walker Supported Lindsey Graham’s Federal Abortion Ban Saying “I Believe The Issue Should Be Decided At The State Level, But I WOULD Support This Policy.” According to Politico, “Several Republican campaigns did not immediately respond to questions about Graham’s bill, but Herschel Walker, the GOP Senate nominee in Georgia, said he’d back the legislation. ‘Raphael Warnock wants to protect the killing of babies right up to the moment of birth. We need to do better,’ Walker said in a statement to POLITICO. ‘I am a proud pro-life Christian, and I will always stand up for our unborn children. I believe the issue should be decided at the state level, but I WOULD support this policy.’ Others, however, are steering clear.” [Politico, 9/13/22]
Walker Said He Would Support Lindsay Graham’s Federal Abortion Ban, While “Other Key National GOP Figures Distanced Themselves From The Plan.” According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker said he supports a 15-week national abortion ban proposed by U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, breaking with other key national GOP figures who swiftly distanced themselves from the plan. ‘I am a proud pro-life Christian, and I will always stand up for our unborn children,’ Walker said Wednesday in a statement. ‘I believe the issue should be decided at the state level, but I WOULD support this policy.’ It amplifies what was already a major difference between the former football star and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, an abortion rights supporter who has framed the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade as a tragedy. ‘Georgia voters will have a clear choice this fall between Rev. Warnock’s record of fighting to protect a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions and Herschel Walker, who wants to outlaw abortion, even in cases of rape, incest, or where the life of the mother is at risk and who would support a national abortion ban in the Senate,’ Warnock communications director Meredith Brasher said.” [Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 9/14/22]
Walker’s Embrace Of Lindsay Graham’s National Abortion Ban And Georgia State Laws Pout Him Ad Odds With Majority of Georgia Voters. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Walker has been open about his anti-abortion views. Early in his campaign, he filled out a survey from the Georgia Life Alliance that supported outlawing abortion, including in instances of rape and incest, saying he’d back ‘legislation which protects the sanctity of human life, even if the legislation is not perfect.’ But his support for Graham’s proposed ban puts him at odds with public opinion in Georgia. An Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll in July found that most Georgia voters oppose the state’s new abortion law. Many voters in the poll said a candidate’s support or opposition to the procedure will have an impact on who gets their vote. Though Graham’s proposal has created waves in the Republican Party, it has no chance of passing in the Senate this year. Likewise, a proposal which passed in the Democratic-controlled U.S House to protect access to abortion rights is unlikely to move in the Senate.” [Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 9/14/22]
[VIDEO] Walker Said That Do He Thinks Abortion “Should Go To The States”, But he Would Support Lindsay Graham’s 15 Week Abortion Ban. “I think it should go to the states. I don’t think it should be a national thing. I think it should go to the states. If it had to happen right now, yes, I would vote for it.” [WAGA-ATL (FOX), 9/15/22]
¶ Herschel Walker Called Reverand Raphael Warnock A “False Prophet” For Supporting Reproductive Rights
[AUDIO] Herschel Walker Called Raphael Warnock A “False Prophet” For “Saying He’s Ok With A Women Killing A Baby.” “Host: ‘You said something that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. You said that's not a reverend, that's a false prophet. It made everything in me tense up because you are 100% correct.’ Walker: ‘I'm not sure why it would tense up because, you know, right now he's saying he's ok with a woman coming killing a baby. And, you know, I don't know if he forgot that we do have a Ten Commandments. So, I love him to look at that instead of him being in Washington with the elite there in Washington. Look at what he's supposed to be representing. He's supposed to be a reverend. So be a reverend. Stand for what is truth.’”[Herschel Walker on the Morning Xtra, GA, 08/05/22]
[VIDEO] Herschel Walker Campaign Said A Women Can Be In The Room With “A Women And Her Doctor” And Asked If That Wasn’t The Case When Discussing Trans People. “l: They just said that made me wake up to something. First of all, his thinking wants to feel good because he said a doctor, a woman, and the government can’t be in the room at the same time. So I ask, can God be in the room with them? I’ll let you guys answer this one. With crimes on the street, the economy the way it is today, with inflation being bad, can you guys tell me if a man can get pregnant?” [Herschel Walker Faith Leaders Roundtable, GA, 08/23/22]
Herschel Walker Attacked Raphael Warnock For “Promoting Abortion And Receiving A “Housing Allowance” From His Church. Herschel Walker tweeted, “The pastors at the churches we go to don’t give sermons promoting abortion and they don’t fleece parishioners and taxpayers out of a phony $7400/ month “housing allowance”. @ReverendWarnock”[Twitter, @HerschelWalker, 8/27/22]
Walker Said That When Abortion Decisions Are Made “Do You Not Realize That There Was A Baby In That Room, Too? Then He Also Needs To Realize That He Is A Minister, That God Owned The Room.” According to Savannah Morning News, “The aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade sent the country spiraling into a frenzy over women’s abortion rights. Even high-profile athletes such as LeBron James, Austin Rivers and former New Orleans Pelicans head coach Stan Van Gundy took to social media to vent their frustrations. Walker criticized Warnock for his stance on abortion, saying his opponent seems to be ‘excited about a woman killing her baby.’ ‘I’m a Christian, I believe in life,’ said Walker. ‘[Warnock] said it is not right to have the doctor and the patient and the government in the same room,’ said Walker. ‘And I said, do you not realize that there was a baby in that room, too? Then he also needs to realize that he is a minister, that God owned the room. So, he needs to think about that.’ But Warnock is adamant that a woman should be in sole control of her reproductive rights. His campaign has stated that, ‘Reverend Warnock believes the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a departure from our American ideals and a failure to recognize and protect a core protection for women in this country to make their own health care decisions.’” [Savannah Morning News, 9/17/22]
[VIDEO] Walker Claimed That Warnock “Seem To Relish In A Women Being Able To Kill Her Baby.” “Right now, the buck stops with me. I'm a Christian man. I believe in life. I believe in life. And the guy I'm running against seem to relish in a woman being able to kill her baby. He's even said that, even during, if a baby survive an abortion, he's voted not to give the baby medical care.” [Herschel Walker Joni Ernst Rally; 09/23/22]
[VIDEO] Walker Claimed That Warnock Support Abortion “Up To Nine Months.” “Well, first of all, you know, I'm running against the senator that is also a pastor. And isn’t it written in the Ten Commandment, thou shalt not kill? Well, you know, he always talks about- he’s talking about abortion all the way up to nine months. That's very radical. But I can tell you something even worse. He told me that if a baby survives an abortion, that he would deny that baby medical care. That is very radical right there. He tries to be really smooth by saying how could you have a doctor, a young woman and the government in the same room? Have you forgotten that you got a little unborn baby in that room to0? Have they forgotten that God owns the room? And then they want the federal government to pay for it. That is very radical. And as people we need to hear what the people on the left are saying, right now they are saying they want you to get used to this. I’m saying there is a better way. Everything that is hurting this country right now is policies that have been bad on their side.” [Herschel Walker on Whisperin 95.1, GA, 09/28/22]
¶ WALKER Supported A Ban On Abortion Without Exceptions, Including For Abortion.
[VIDEO] Herschel Walker Said “There’s No Exception In My Mind. Like I Said, I Believe In Life. No Exceptions. I Believe In Life.” “In may, GOP candidate Herschel Walker said he is pro-life and doesn't think there should be any exceptions. ‘There’s no exception in my mind. Like I said, I believe in life. No exceptions. I believe in life.’” [...] [WSB: Ch 2 Action News, 6/28/22]
[VIDEO] Herschel Walker Said He Opposed Abortion With “No Excuses.” “Q: ‘Roe v. Wade could be overturned the next few weeks. Is it still your position that you're against abortion in any?’ Walker: ‘I believe in life, and there’s no excuses.’ ‘So that excludes rape or incest’ Walker: ‘I believe in life. You know, I don't think I want to go into what it include because who knows what it includes. We can just say anything. But I believe in life.’”[Herschel Walker, Presser, Georgia, 06/21/2022]
[VIDEO] Herschel Walker Said “I Believe In Life. No Exceptions.” “It is becoming a top issue in the race for U.S. Senate. In may, GOP candidate Herschel Walker said he is pro-life and doesn't think there should be any exceptions. “There’s no exception in my mind. Like I said, I believe in life. No exceptions. I believe in life.” [...] [WSB: Ch 2 Action News, 6/28/22]
[AUDIO] Herschel Walker Said “I Feel Bad For Anyone That’s The Victim Of Any Kind Of Crime” But He Would “Vote What I Feel” And For Banning Abortion. “Satan is a good man, but God is a bad dude. I’m going to Washington and I’m bringing Jesus with me. And I said the problem that we’ve got with Senator Warnock is he’s got that feel good preaching. If you listen to his statement, he said you can’t have the doctor, the patient, and the government in the same room. I said, what about God? God can be in that room, can’t he? And I said, the problem that you get in today’s world is that people talk it but they don’t walk it. That’s what is happening right now. We can put money into adoption programs. We can put money into single fathers and single moms. See, where I grew up, you don’t get an abortion. Grandma will take your baby. Where I grew up, my sister would take care of the baby. Because you don’t know what that baby will become. So I said, I was one of the kids, even though my parents were thinking about an abortion, I was one of those kids that wasn’t supposed to make it because I was born with a speech impediment, I was born overweight. I wasn’t supposed to be what I was supposed to do. But you see that God delivered me to you. I believe in life. I believe in life at conception. I said, I’m sorry, I feel bad for anyone that’s the victim of any kind of crime. I do, and it’s terrible, but we deal with that as it comes, but right now to say that it is ok for a woman to kill her baby, when it said “Thou shall not kill,” and I said, I can’t get around that. So I will always vote for what my religious beliefs tell me. That’s the reason why we have more people voting, isn’t it? I’m gonna vote my heart. I’m gonna vote what I feel, not what people tell me to do just to go and get along. That’s what Senator Warnock was doing, because there’s no way that he can believe in what he’s voting for, or he never read about it, he never read what he was voting for. There’s no way that he believes that. Otherwise, how can he be a minister and a senator at the same time?” [Herschel Walker African American Voices; 08/22/22]
¶ HERSCHEL WALKER CLAIMED OPPONENTS OF OVERTURNING ROE V WADE WERE “RACIST”
[VIDEO] Herschel Walker Said Off Protestors Who Oppose Overturning Roe V Wade “Maybe The People That Are Protesting Are Racist.” "They’ve been all me all the time about Roe vs. Wade. I’m finna say something that- dont give them a soundbite. I know they say don’t say it, but I’m gonna say it anyway. Do y’all know something? Think about it. People have been protesting. You’ve seen it. Who’s been protesting? We haven’t been protesting. I’ve seen a lot of white people have been protesting, but do y’all know that most African American babies are killed during abortion. So why are the Democrats not telling us that those people might be racist. Because now, if they disagree with you, they call you a racist. Do they not? So maybe the people that are protesting are racist. I don’t know. I’m just throwing that out there. I don’t know. What I am saying is that I believe in life. And what I am saying is that I want things to change because we’re good people." [Juneteenth Event in College Park, 06/20/22]
Herschel Walker Posted On Facebook, “Statistics Show That A Majority Of Babies Who Are Aborted Are Black. Do The Protestors Or Senator Warnock Believe The Lives Of Black Babies Matter.” Team Herschel posted on Facebook, “Statistics show that a majority of babies who are aborted are black. Do the protestors or Senator Warnock believe the lives of black babies matter?” [Facebook, @TeamHerschel, 6/25/22]
¶ Herschel Walker Attacked Senator Raphael Warnock And Stacey Abrams For Supporting Abortion “Without Limit.”
Herschel Walker Attacked Stacey Abrams And Raphael Warnock For Supporting Abortion “Through Nine Months - Without Any Limits.” Tean Herschel posted on Facebook, “Stacey Abrams supports abortion through nine months - without any limits. This begs the question... do you agree, Senator Warnock?”[Facebook, @TeamHerschel, 6/27/22]
[AUDIO] Herschel Walker Called Raphael Warnock A “False Prophet” For “Saying He’s Ok With A Women Killing A Baby.” “Host: ‘You said something that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. You said that's not a reverend, that's a false prophet. It made everything in me tense up because you are 100% correct.’ Walker: ‘I'm not sure why it would tense up because, you know, right now he's saying he's ok with a woman coming killing a baby. And, you know, I don't know if he forgot that we do have a Ten Commandments. So, I love him to look at that instead of him being in Washington with the elite there in Washington. Look at what he's supposed to be representing. He's supposed to be a reverend. So be a reverend. Stand for what is truth.’”[Herschel Walker on the Morning Xtra, GA, 08/05/22]
[VIDEO] Walker Claimed That Warnock “Voted That If A Baby Survived An Abortion, You Deny That Baby Medical Care. That’s Like Starving Him Out. How Cruel Is That.” “I saw something that shocked me, because I’m a Christian, I believe in life, do you know that the guy I’m running against, said that, he voted for this, he voted that if a baby survived an abortion, you deny that baby medical care. That’s like starving him out. How cruel is that? He fought for his life, but we think its ok to kill him. He thinks its ok a woman killing a baby. Well I’m a warrior for god, not a politician. Do the right thing. All the democrats are not wrong and not all republicans are right. We need warriors in Washington that are going to protect the people that sent them to Washington.” [Herschel Walker Bus Tour Jonesboro Stop, GA, 09/20/22]
Walker Attacked Warnock For Having Voted Against Legislation Requiring Doctors To Provide Care For “Babies That Survive Abortion or Abortion Attempts.” According to Press Release – Team Herschel, “Today, Team Herschel released a statement after Raphael Warnock voted AGAINST protecting babies that survive abortions or abortion attempts. The bipartisan bill would protect newborns that survive abortions by requiring appropriate care and admission to a hospital. The bipartisan legislation requires that, when an abortion results in the live birth of an infant, healthcare practitioners must exercise the same degree of professional skill and care to protect the newborn as would be offered to any other child born alive at the same gestational age. It also requires that the living child, after appropriate care has been given, be immediately transported and admitted to a hospital. ‘Raphael Warnock’s lack of care for the most vulnerable among us is shameful,’ said campaign spokesman Will Kiley. ‘Every life has value and should be protected whenever possible. This simple bill would merely ensure the well-being and health of those who cannot stand up for themselves, but it doesn’t seem Warnock cares about them. All Washington Warnock cares about is selling his new book, getting rich, and blindly supporting Joe Biden’s reckless agenda that has given Georgians record-high inflation, empty shelves, and reliance on other countries for energy.’” [Press Release – Team Herschel, 9/22/22]
¶ Walker Supported A National Ban On Abortion
Walker Said “There’s Not A National Ban On Abortion Right Now And I Think That’s A Problem. I’m Pro-Life And I’m Not Going To Make An Excuse For It.” According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, “Asked whether he would support a national abortion ban if he was elected and the U.S. Senate flipped to Republican control, Walker said: ‘There’s not a national ban on abortion right now and I think that’s a problem. I’m pro-life and I’m not going to make an excuse for it.’ Pressed on whether he would vote for a federal ban if it came up Walker wouldn’t take a stance. ‘Well, I think that’s an ‘if’ and I think that’s not what we don’t we need to worry about. We need to worry about right now there’s not a national ban on abortion.’ Walker has said he opposes abortion in all cases, with no exceptions for rape, incest or the life of the mother.” [Atlanta Journal Constitution, 7/21/22]
[VIDEO] Herschel Walker Said “There's Not A National Ban On Abortion Right Now And I Think That's A Problem.” “Walker was asked about the U.S. Senate potentially voting on a national ban on abortion and he answered by saying the absence of such a ban is a problem. ‘There's not a national ban on abortion right now and I think that's a problem. We keep talking about things like that. Right now I'm for life, and I’m not gonna make an excuse for it.’” [WXIA: 11 Alive News, 7/22/22]
Herschel Walker Said That Georgia Rural Voters “Don’t Care About Abortion.” According to Gainesville Times, “Rural voters don’t care about the abortion ban in Georgia. They care about the economy. That’s what Herschel Walker suggested at a media event in Alto on Thursday. ‘People aren’t concerned about that,’ Walker said when asked if the abortion ban that took effect in Georgia Wednesday might hurt his chances at the polls. ‘People are concerned about the gas, they’re concerned about food,’ he said. ‘They’re not even talking about that. That’s not what I’m hearing about.’ Walker, who is running against Raphael Warnock for a U.S. Senate seat, visited Jaemor Farms in an apparent effort to secure the rural vote. He touted his Wrightsville roots and claimed his opponent is ‘against all the farmers.’ ‘I’m for the farmers,’ he said, ‘and he’s for Joe Biden.’State Sen. Butch Miller, R-Gainesville, and Terry Rogers, former Republican state representative for the 10th district, were also present, flanking Walker as he fielded questions from the media. ‘We all know that inputs are up and productions are down and that increases prices for consumers, and that’s why we’re here today,’ Miller said. ‘Everything that you go to the grocery store and buy, everything that you’re involved with, is costing more today than it cost two years ago.’ Miller said he and Walker had discussed the importance of work-based visas for foreign workers and technical colleges. But while Walker wanted to focus on the economy, reporters asked him about a debate with Warnock — ‘I’m ready,’ he said — and pressed him on the issue of abortion. ‘You think people aren’t concerned about abortion?’ asked Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Greg Bluestein. ‘Well, I didn’t say that,’ Walker said. ‘People here are concerned about gas, and I think they’re concerned about groceries. They’re concerned about the baby formula, which is something that’s very serious right now, and they’re concerned about crime.’ Walker said in May that he supports banning abortions without exceptions. ‘I believe in life,’ he repeated Thursday. On Wednesday, a federal appeals court overturned a lower court ruling, allowing Georgia’s restrictive 2019 abortion law to take effect immediately. The decision comes after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that there is no constitutional right to an abortion. The Georgia law bans most abortions once a ‘detectable human heartbeat’ is present, which can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, before many woman know they’re pregnant. The Georgia law includes exceptions for rape and incest, but only if a police report is filed. It also allows for later abortions when the mother’s life is at risk or a serious medical condition renders a fetus unviable. Controversy has followed Walker along the campaign trail, including the revelation he fathered children he’d previously not acknowledged publicly and recent confusing comments on climate change.” [Gainesville Times, 7/22/22]
Herschel Walker, Who Had Previously Called For A National Abortion Ban, Responded To Question By Saying “‘That’s An ‘If,’ Walker Said, Telling Reporters He Won’t Entertain Such A Hypothetical Scenario ‘Right Now.’” According to Associated Press, “When he was running to be Georgia Republicans’ nominee for the U.S. Senate, Herschel Walker was unequivocal in his support for an outright abortion ban with no exceptions. Now that he is the nominee running in a tight general election contest, he’s more circumspect. When asked plainly whether he’d vote for an absolute prohibition in a Republican-controlled Senate, Walker demurred. ‘That’s an ‘if,’’ Walker said, telling reporters he won’t entertain such a hypothetical scenario ‘right now.’” [Associated Press, 8/18/22]
When Asked About His Stance On Issues, Including An Abortion Ban, Herschel Walker Replied “Have You Asked My Opponent? Don’t Play Games. You’re Playing Games.” According to WABE, “Republican Herschel Walker has plenty to say about how his Democratic rival, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, does his job in Washington. But Walker is considerably less revealing about what he’d do with the role himself. A former football star and friend of former President Donald Trump, Walker tells voters he supports agriculture, veterans and law enforcement. He sells cultural conservatism and his mental health advocacy. He tags Warnock as a yes-man for President Joe Biden. Yet when asked for concrete alternatives to ‘the Biden-Warnock agenda,’ Walker defaults mostly to generalities and stem-winding tangents — or he turns the question around. ‘Have you asked my opponent? Don’t play games. You’re playing games,’ Walker told reporters recently when pressed to clarify his stance on exceptions to abortion bans. The broader approach tracks the way many political challengers — including Warnock two years ago — try to put incumbents on the defensive.” [WABE, 8/26/22]
¶ Walker Called Raphael Warnock A “False Prophet” For Supporting Abortion Rights And Said He Opposed Abortion Due To his Religious Beliefs
[AUDIO] Herschel Walker Called Raphael Warnock A “False Prophet” For “Saying He’s Ok With A Women Killing A Baby.” “Host: ‘You said something that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. You said that's not a reverend, that's a false prophet. It made everything in me tense up because you are 100% correct.’ Walker: ‘I'm not sure why it would tense up because, you know, right now he's saying he's ok with a woman coming killing a baby. And, you know, I don't know if he forgot that we do have a Ten Commandments. So, I love him to look at that instead of him being in Washington with the elite there in Washington. Look at what he's supposed to be representing. He's supposed to be a reverend. So be a reverend. Stand for what is truth.’”[Herschel Walker on the Morning Xtra, GA, 08/05/22]
Walker Said He Was “100% Pro-Life” And Promised To Vote For Any Pro-Life Legislation “Even If The Legislation Is Not Perfect.” According to the National Right to Life News, “There are number of pro-life Republicans who have thrown their hats in the ring, including football legend Herschel Walker. ‘I am 100% pro-life. As Georgia's next senator, I will vote for any legislation which protects the sanctity of human life, even if the legislation is not perfect. Every human life is valuable and absolutely worth saving,’ Walker said in a statement to NRLC affiliate Georgia Life Alliance. State Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, military veteran Kelvin King and former Navy SEAL Latham Saddler, all three of whom hold pro-life views, have also thrown their hats in the ring.” [National Right to Life News, 1/1/22]
- [VIDEO]Herschel Walker Said He Was Pro-Life “From The Womb To The Tomb. You Never Know Who That Baby Is Going To Be.” “Somebody asked me that question and it’s so strange to say that I am Christian. They ask me all these questions and I’m like, did I not say I am Christian? That means you’re supposed to be pro-life. I believe in from the womb to the tomb. You never know who that baby is going to be. You never know what that baby going to become. And I said, I've always believed that.” [First Baptist Atlanta, GA, 02/20/22]
[VIDEO] Herschel Walker Said He Was A "Warrior For God” Which Is Why He Was Opposed To Abortion. “Ya’ll know that. Ya’ll see that. I don’t look like one. I’m a warrior for God, and God told me thou shall not kill. Remember my guy, the guy I’m running against said that a woman can kill her baby. That’s what he said. But you know what? God shall not bear false witness. You see what he’s doing.”[Herschel Walker Bus Tour Cumming Stop; 09/08/22]
[VIDEO] On Abortion Walker Attacked Warnock Over His Abortion Stance, “He Said, You Can’t Have A Doctor, And A Patient, And The Government In The Same Room. He’s Ok With A Woman Being Able To Kill Her Baby. Think About It. And I Said Does He Realize That There’s A Baby There Also? Does He Realize That God Is In The Room?” “This guy that I’m running against, he made a statement. He made the statement, I didn’t make the statement. He said, you can’t have a doctor, and a patient, and the government in the same room. He’s ok with a woman being able to kill her baby. Think about it. And I said does he realize that there’s a baby there also? Does he realize that God is in the room? He’s a pastor. And I heard from one of my commandments that Thou Shall Not Kill. That’s what my pastor taught me about.” [Herschel Walker MTG 2022 Rome Rally for Georgia; 09/10/22]; 220910_CMQ_110
Herschel’s Team Attacked Warnock And Abrams’s On Their Abortion Views And Claimed That Both Supported “No Limits On Abortion.” According to a tweet from Team Herschel, “.@ReverendWarnock's radical support of 'no limits on abortion' is FAR from a mainstream opinion in Georgia — and he can't hide from his record as a self-proclaimed ‘pro-choice pastor.’ Does he also believe that a heartbeat at six weeks is a manufactured sound? #gapol #gasen” [Twitter, @TeamHerschel, 9/23/22]
¶ Post-Roe Leak
[AUDIO] Walker Said Abortion Was Precious But Not To Him Because He Was Pro-Life. “So why are we not do doing it here till we break the norm and in some other economy? We can do it here in this country. And I just saw something else that was kind of crazy, I saw them talking about happened with Roe v. Wade, you know abortion that’s something precious but not to Herschel Walker because I believe in life. Im a christian I believe in life and I hear all these people getting emotional right now. But they were down at the border, a couple months ago and they were making a big argument about that then all of a sudden they left and look where the border is at today. They don’t finish anything all they want you to do is get emotional because its voting time.” [Herschel Walker, Comes to Bulloch, Stateboro, FL, 05/04/22]
Walker Supported Outlawing Abortion Including In Instances Of Rape And Incest. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, “Walker, too, has taken a similar stance. He filled out a survey from the Georgia Life Alliance that supported outlawing abortion, including in instances of rape and incest, saying he’d back ‘legislation which protects the sanctity of human life, even if the legislation is not perfect.’” [Atlanta Journal Constitution, 5/4/22]
After The Roe V. Wade Leak, Walker Reiterated His Anti-Abortion Stance On Twitter. According to Axios, “Leading Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker reiterated his anti-abortion stance on social media. ‘As a Christian and a father, I am pro-life, and Senator Warnock is not,’ he said. ‘There are many differences between us, this is one of them.’” [Axios, 5/4/22] [Twitter, @HerschelWalker, 5/3/22]
[AUDIO] Walker Said He Would Vote To Send Abortion Rights To The State. “39:57 Host: So we are at Senator Herschel Walker, do we get rid of Roe v. Wade? What is your vote? 40:12 Walker: My vote would be, I think we gotta send it to the states. But I believe in life. I am not going to go against my conscience. I have talked to a bunch of pastors on this. I said, guys it is time for y’all to get in this fight.” [Herschel Walker, Herschel Walker Atlanta Young Republicans, GA, 05/07/22]