Christian Walker Blasts Dad Herschel After Abortion Report
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In a stunning series of tweets, the conservative influencer turned on dad Herschel Walker in dramatic fashion, accusing him of being a deadbeat and a fraud.
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by David Mack
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Late last year, Christian Walker stood on a stage at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago compound in Florida to stump for his dad's campaign for the US Senate.
Former NFL running back Herschel Walker would help stop the Democrats' "agenda to turn America into a third-world hellhole," Christian told the crowd.
The 23-year-old influencer, who has built an online following with a series of sassy right-wing rants, appeared to be the fully supportive son he had told his Instagram followers he was back when his father kicked off his campaign in August 2021.
"I'm so proud that he's chosen to step up to the plate and do this for our great country," Christian had written on Instagram.
Late Monday night, that supportive image blew up in dramatic fashion.
In a series of astounding tweets, the young Walker turned on his father, calling him a deadbeat and a liar.
"Every family member of Herschel Walker asked him not to run for office, because we all knew (some of) his past. Every single one. He decided to give us the middle finger and air out all of his dirty laundry in public, while simultaneously lying about it," Christian tweeted. "I'm done."
The young Walker was reacting to a bombshell story published by the Daily Beast, which reported that the Republican candidate to represent Georgia, who has been running on a platform opposed to abortion rights, had urged a woman he impregnated in 2009 to get an abortion and had paid for the procedure.
The woman, whose identity the Daily Beast did not reveal, provided the outlet with a copy of a $700 check from Walker, a receipt from the abortion clinic, and a "get well" card he had signed for her.
Herschel Walker subsequently released a statement on Twitter in which he called the story a "flat-out lie" and said he would file a lawsuit against the Daily Beast on Friday morning. (A lawyer for Walker told CBS News on Tuesday they were still considering their options and had not made a final decision.)
"This is another repugnant hatchet job from a Democrat activist disguised as a reporter who has obsessively attacked my family and tried to tear me down since this race started," he wrote.
In June, the same outlet reported that Herschel Walker had a second son, in addition to Christian, whom he had not publicly acknowledged. That boy's mother had taken Walker to court a year after giving birth in order to force him to acknowledge his paternity and pay child support, the Daily Beast reported.
The candidate, who has been a frequent critic of absentee fathers, subsequently admitted he had a total of four children, three of whom he had not discussed in great detail. He denied that the children were "undisclosed," instead insisting he had chosen not to talk about them on the campaign trail in the same way he did about Christian.
But Monday's latest revelation from the Daily Beast was apparently enough to push Christian over the edge.
To a stunned online audience, the young Walker said his father had been violent against him and his mother, and was now pretending to be a "moral, Christian, upright man" in order to win conservative votes.
Christian Walker@ChristianWalk1r
I don't care about someone who has a bad past and takes accountability. But how DARE YOU LIE and act as though you're some "moral, Christian, upright man." You've lived a life of DESTROYING other peoples lives. How dare you.
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Twitter: @ChristianWalk1r
Following Christian's tweets, Herschel tweeted simply, "I LOVE my son no matter what."
Christian then retweeted that post, adding, "You have four kids that we know of and you weren't in the house raising ONE of them, you were out cheating and lying."
"If you loved your kids you'd be raising them instead of running for a Senate race to boost your ego," he wrote, before subsequently deleting that post.
The Walker campaign did not respond to requests for comment from BuzzFeed News on Monday or Tuesday.
But on Tuesday morning, Christian released twovideos on Twitter, in which he further attacked his father and explained that he was doing so because he was angry at what he said was his dad's hypocrisy.
"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," Christian said. "OK, I'm done. Done! Everything has been a lie!"
I've spoken to nearly all of the people who have attacked me and told them quietly that I didn't want to be involved. Now they're blaming me for everything I'm not responsible for. It's disgusting.
01:16 PM - 04 Oct 2022ReplyRetweetFavorite
Twitter: @ChristianWalk1r
Christian said he had initially supported his father's bid for office, which was also fully backed by Trump, because he and his mother had been assured that Herschel would own up to past misdeeds and take accountability.
"He didn't do any of that," Christian said. "Everything's been a lie. Everything's been downplayed. Everything's been cutting corners."
Herschel Walker is challenging Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in the Georgia Senate race, and recent polls suggest Walker has only a narrow lead.
One of the pro-Warnock ads has detailed the previous allegations of domestic violence made by Christian's mother, Cindy Grossman, against Herschel, including him choking her and putting a gun to her head. Herschel had blamed his behavior on prior mental health problems.
Despite these allegations receiving widespread airplay in Georgia, conservative commentator Erick Erickson said that he felt Monday night's revelations were the most damaging.
"Walker hasn't mounted a good response to any attack, and this is brutal, probably a KO," he tweeted.
An unnamed Republican official allied with Walker told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Christian would be "solely to blame if Herschel loses the race."
Florida Sen. Rick Scott, the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, blamed Monday's developments, without evidence, on Democrats. He said Republicans and Georgians would stand with Walker.
"When the Democrats are losing, as they are right now, they lie and cheat and smear their opponents. That's what's happening right now," Scott said in a statement on Tuesday. "They know they are on the verge of losing the Senate, and they know that Herschel Walker is winning, so they have cranked up the smear machine."
Trump also released a statement on Tuesday afternoon, saying Walker was being "slandered and maligned" by the press.
"Herschel has properly denied the charges against him, and I have no doubt he is correct," Trump said. "They are trying to destroy a man who has true greatness in his future, just as he had athletic greatness in his past."
But Christian said he no longer cared about the Senate race and was only speaking out now because he was sick of what he said were his father's lies.
"You don't get to pretend you're some moral family guy. You don't get to pretend all these things," Christian told his father. "Talk policy. Talk normal. Do not lie!"
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Any conservative dumb enough to support Hershel Walker really does not care about any of the heinous shit he has done. That is exactly how Donald Trump got elected ONCE. Hell, Evangelicals would vote for Stormy Daniels if she promised to toe their line. This is who they are.
Although Walker is clearly not qualified to be a parks supervisor in a desert, he will get all the MAGA votes. They simply dont care about character or competence, they care about "owning the libs".
(See "pussy grabbing" circa 2016 campaign. )
It must be about a month to the election! Yup, the left is up to their old tricks.
They're increasingly attacking DeSantis cuz they know he's the real deal.
... 5 weeks, threats of violence from republicans over fear of loss start at 4 weeks.
That's all the republicans/gop/gqp have is deadbeat lying scum and a criminal record is usually required.
Stephen Colbert Drops Glorious F-Bomb On Herschel Walker Over Scandal Excuse
Walker, who claims to be a “pro-life” candidate, reportedly paid for an abortion in 2009 for a woman he was dating at the time. The woman showed The Daily Beast a receipt for the procedure as well as a bank deposit from Walker and a get-well card with his signature on it.
“Walker went on the Fox News last night and was asked about this evidence by the most effective form of birth control known to man: Sean Hannity,” Colbert said.
Walker denied her claims, said he had never seen the get-well card, but noted that he sends “so many get-well, send out so much of anything.”
“Sure,” Colbert mockingly agreed. “All celebrities send cards to complete strangers.”
Then, the “Late Show” host reached into his pocket and pulled out a greeting card to send to Walker.
“Dear Herschel, get well,” Colbert read out loud, then scratched it out and wrote: “Get fucked.”
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What a fucking moron. This guy has been hit in the head one too many times.
He may not be a genius, nor has he lived a perfect life, but I'm certain he didn't cheat his way through Harvard, nor did he drive a woman off a bridge in a drunken stupor and leave her for dead. How much will the voters weigh what they have in the Senate vs Walker's personal life? They should weigh that decision very carefully because it will involve the wellbeing of their families.
The people that think he is fit for office are deluding themselves.
If they could vote for Ted Kennedy after all that, they can vote for Walker against the radical Warnock
I'm sure a lot of MAGA will be voting for Walker because Ted Kennedy did xyz, but I doubt if too many non-MAGA will be using that particular "logic".
Your whataboutism is strong, grasshopper.
No one with a functioning brain and America's best interests at heart will vote for Walker or any other MAGA Republican reactionary.
based upon the last election, that eliminates about 70+ million voters
that's debatable, compared to some of his supporters...
One doesn't need Ted Kennedy. Didn't Warnock drive his car into his wife and threaten her?
The Republicans better get busy reminging people of what Warnock did and more importantly, what he stands for.
They are smarter than anyone who would vote for a racist like Fetterman. Or a wife abuser who doesn’t pay child support like Wanock.
Walker did say ''I'm not that smart''.....Yup, I agree.
The kid is a chip off his opportunistic dad's block.
He started out supporting his dad and now he has read the tea leaves and sees a necessary opportunity to bury his father while elevating himself.
Sure, his dad is a moronic monster whose brand is toast. But the kid?
The clues are already in.
I’m having a vision of the future of America, where Hershel Walker ascends all the way to the Presidency …
Oh god, yes.
And the actor, Terry Crews, was a former football player too.
time to watch that again