Herschel Walker Son Calls Out Republicans 'Suspicious' of Abortion Response

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U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker's son, Christian, is again publicly calling out his father and the GOP as a new report alleges that the Republican paid for a woman's abortion in 2009.

Walker, who is in a tight race against incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock in Georgia, paid for the unnamed woman's abortion over a decade ago, The Daily Beast reported.

"Everything has been a lie," Christian Walker said in a video posted Tuesday on Twitter. "So for the right to say I'm being suspicious for saying, 'Hey, I'm done with the lies'--well, you all have been calling me saying, 'Is this true about your dad? We're not gonna win Georgia.' That's been you. You have no idea what I've been through in my life."

Walker said he made the video after seeing the report about his father's alleged abortion payment, in addition to being a byproduct of an absentee father.

"I stayed silent while the atrocities against my mom were downplayed," he said. "I stayed silent when it came out that my father, Herschel Walker, had all these random kids all across the country–none of whom he raised. ... Family values, people? He has four different kids, four different women, he wasn't in the house raising one of them."

The unidentified woman reportedly told The Daily Beast that she has a $575 receipt from the abortion clinic, a "get well" card from Walker, and a bank deposit receipt along with an image of a signed $700 personal check from Walker.

Walker, who appeared on Fox News' Hannity on Monday night, was asked about the $700 check with his name on it. Walker replied that he sends "money to a lot of people."

"I never asked anyone to get an abortion, I never paid for an abortion, and it's a lie," Walker said.

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker of Georgia speaks to the media at a campaign event on September 9, 2022, in Gwinnett, Georgia. A new report says that Walker paid for an unnamed woman's abortion... Megan Varner/Getty Images

Earlier on Monday, Walker's campaign tweeted a response to what they called a "defamatory lie" reported by The Daily Beast, saying it would file a lawsuit against the website by Tuesday morning.

"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," the statement said, in part.

Another tweet from Herschel Walker's account said, "I LOVE my son no matter what." That tweet was published before Christian Walker's video on Tuesday morning.

Chris Hartline, communications director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee that works to get Republicans elected, told Newsweek on Tuesday that Democrats "and their media allies are doing what they always do: attack Republicans with innuendo and lies."

"Democrats and the media have tried to stir up nonsense about what has or hasn't happened in Herschel Walker's past because they want to distract from what's happening in the present," Hartline said. "Right now, Senator Warnock votes with Joe Biden 96 percent of the time, causing skyrocketing inflation, a raging border crisis, and crime in Georgia communities.

"Georgians can see through the nonsense from the Democrats and the media and will vote accordingly."

Walker is described as "a compassionate conservative who is pro-life and pro-family," per his campaign website.

"As a Christian, a father, and a husband, Herschel knows that strong families are the bedrock of our country," the website reads under a section called "Stand for conservative family values."

Regarding abortion, Walker has said that he is against all exceptions in cases of rape and incest, or to save the life of the mother.

Newsweek reached out to Christian Walker and the Warnock campaign for comment.

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Nick Mordowanec is a Newsweek investigative reporter based in Michigan. His focus includes U.S. and international politics and policies, immigration, crime and social issues. Other reporting has covered education, economics, and wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Nick joined Newsweek in 2021 from The Oakland Press, and his reporting has been featured in The Detroit News and other publications. His reporting on the opioid epidemic garnered a statewide Michigan Press Association award. The Michigan State University graduate can be reached at n.mordowanec@newsweek.com.


Nick Mordowanec is a Newsweek investigative reporter based in Michigan. His focus includes U.S. and international politics and policies, immigration, ... Read more