Trump, GOP Back Herschel Walker in Georgia Following Abortion Allegations

Former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party stood by Herschel Walker, the GOP nominee for Senate in Georgia after a media report alleged that the pro-life candidate paid for a woman’s abortion in 2009.

Trump said Walker—whom he called a patriot and an “American First” candidate in his 2021 endorsement—has been “slandered and maligned by the Fake News Media and obviously, the Democrats,” according to a statement issued through the Save America political action committee on Oct. 4 and shared on the former president’s Truth Social account.

“They are trying to destroy a man who has true greatness in his future, just as he had athletic greatness in his past. It’s very important for our Country and the Great State of Georgia that Herschel Walker wins this Election,” Trump added.

Walker, a former NFL running back, is challenging incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), who unseated Republican Kelly Loeffler in the Senate runoff race for Georgia’s special election in 2021.

“Interestingly, I’ve heard many horrible things about his opponent, Raphael Warnock, things that nobody should be talking about, so we don’t,” Trump continued. “Herschel has properly denied the charges against him, and I have no doubt he is correct.”

Former football player and political candidate Herschel Walker interacts with former U.S. President Donald Trump prior to Game Four of the World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta, Ga., on Oct. 30, 2021. (Michael Zarrilli/Getty Images)

On Oct. 3, The Daily Beast reported that Walker urged his girlfriend to abort a child the two conceived in 2009 and later reimbursed her with a $700 check for the procedure. The outlet did not identify the woman but it obtained a bank deposit receipt of Walker’s check and published a “get well” card he sent.

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