Herschel Walker, Georgia’s Republican Senate contender, said Friday that he confirmed for the first time the name of the lady who claimed he paid for her abortion 13 years ago in a text message to his wife. Walker told NBC News that this was also the first time the lady, who is the mother of one of his four children, addressed having an abortion to him or his wife.
Julie Walker answered by admitting that she had attempted to mediate between Herschel Walker and the lady, who seldom interacted directly with her son’s father. “This message makes me very sad.” “You know I have consistently attempted to bridge a better connection between you and Herschel while putting [the child] first,” Julie Walker wrote to the lady, who did not respond to NBC News’ requests for comment.
The Walker campaign gave NBC News screenshots of the text message conversation hours before The New York Times published an interview with the lady, who said Walker paid for the abortion in 2009 and tried to convince her to terminate their small boy. To protect the woman’s and child’s identities, NBC News is concealing their names.
“I only learned about any of this when a reporter inquired about an abortion.” ‘No, that’s not true,’ I say. Then I was asked if I had paid for an abortion, to which I replied, “No.” “I did not pay for an abortion,” Herschel Walker stated. “I’m not claiming she had an abortion or didn’t. I’m stating that I have no knowledge of the subject. “I’m not sure.”
“I have nothing to hide,” Herschel Walker, who frequently limits interviews to conservative news sites, added. That is why I am speaking to you.” His campaign released texts between the lady and Julie Walker dating back to May 2022.
The messages offer a raw look at the corrosive effects of a political campaign on a family whose relationships became increasingly strained as details about the former football star’s personal life were revealed, ranging from the four children he had with four different women to violent incidents in his past.
The woman’s accusation, which was first published by The Daily Beast on Monday, shocked Walker’s campaign and had prominent Republicans wondering if he could survive the charge, which put into doubt the conservative credentials of a politician who claims to be staunchly anti-abortion.
Christian Walker, a social media personality, condemned his father as a liar and hypocrite and chastised him for having numerous children. Earlier in the campaign, Christian Walker appeared to support his father and attended at least one event with him.
The lady also voiced early support for Herschel Walker’s candidacy, particularly in the run-up to the May 24 GOP primary, when Walker originally ran as an anti-abortion conservative. “He’ll do fantastic, and you’ll keep him focused!” On the day of the primary election, a woman wrote to Julie Walker, “Proud of you guys!” “Wishing you nothing but the best tonight.
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