GOP Senate nominee Herschel Walker continues to disclaim that he is aware of the unnamed girl who claimed in a report by The Every day Beast that he paid for her abortion and now, additionally says she is the mom of one in every of Walker's a number of kids.
However in a Thursday morning interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Walker mentioned that if he had carried out that, he would have mentioned so "as a result of it is nothing to be ashamed of there" and "folks have carried out that." On the marketing campaign path, Walker has voiced his opposition to abortion, with "no exception," and helps a nationwide ban on abortions after 15 weeks.
Then, in a information convention Thursday, in Wadley, Georgia, Walker denied that his remark that "it is nothing to be ashamed of" was associated as to if he had paid for the lady's abortion.
"I used to be speaking about one thing completely completely different that occurred with my ex-wife and my previous — nothing to do with what this girl mentioned. This, this right here, the abortion factor, is fake, it is a lie," Walker informed reporters. "And that is what I mentioned. I mentioned something that occurred with my ex-wife or what Christian (Walker's son) was speaking about, I do not know. However, as I mentioned, if something occurred, there's nothing to be ashamed of as a result of my ex-wife and I are the very best of buddies along with her husband and my spouse. So that is the factor I mentioned. And I mentioned nothing about if it did occur as a result of I mentioned that is a lie."
This is the transcription of that portion of the interview with Hewitt.
Hewitt: Is there something it is advisable to be forgiven for vis-à-vis a lady whose title we have no idea? Have you learnt who this girl is? And do it is advisable to be forgiven?
Walker: No. Nicely, that is what's so humorous. And I am saying I have been forgiven due to the entire issues I did after I went to my, the factor with my ex-wife and all that, and issues I did I do not know what number of years in the past that I wrote in my e-book. I forgot. I wasn't good. I had my downside with psychological well being. And I used to be, I have been, I hate to say I have been born once more, however I've a brand new life. And I have been transferring ahead, and had that occurred, I'd have mentioned it, as a result of it is nothing to be ashamed of there. You realize, folks have carried out that, however I do know nothing about it. And if I knew about it, I'd be sincere and discuss it, however I do know nothing about that.
The Every day Beast report Wednesday that the unnamed girl who claimed Walker paid for her 2009 abortion can also be the mom of one in every of his kids, two days after the outlet had reported the alleged abortion fee. CBS Information has not independently verified the report, which Walker has flatly denied. He additionally continues to disclaim that he is aware of who the lady is.
Requested by a reporter Thursday if he is reached out to any of the moms of his 4 kids, Walker responded, "No." Wh not, the reporter adopted up. "Why do I must," he mentioned.
Walker has been constant in his opposition to abortion; in a candidate survey for an anti-abortion group, the Georgia Life Alliance Walker indicated he helps an abortion ban with out exceptions for rape, incest or the well being of the mom.
"There is no exception in my thoughts," Walker informed reporters in Could on the Georgia Sports activities Corridor of Fame in Macon, Georgia, including, "Like I say, I consider in life. I consider in life."
Walker additionally says he backs a nationwide ban on abortions after 15 weeks of being pregnant, as proposed by Sen. Lindsey Graham. Some Republicans view such a ban as pointless after the Supreme Court docket's resolution to overturn Roe, or a hazard to their nationwide prospects this fall and in 2024.
The studies from The Every day Beast come at a crucial time within the Georgia Senate race between Walker and Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, with barely a month to go earlier than the election.
Walker's private troubles rattled his marketing campaign lengthy earlier than the latest headlines. In June, Walker mentioned he "by no means denied" the existence of youngsters he hadn't publicly disclosed earlier than. He informed a Religion and Freedom Coalition convention his youngsters "knew the reality."
"Nicely, to begin with, they knew the reality. You realize, I've by no means denied any of my youngsters and I like them greater than I like something," he mentioned in June. "They usually did not do something, which simply makes me need to battle more durable as a result of I am bored with folks deceptive the American folks. I am bored with folks deceptive my household."
Christian Walker, one in every of Walker's kids, who helps former President Trump and has supported his father's Senate marketing campaign on social media, mentioned he was "carried out" after the preliminary Every day Beast story.
"[H]ow DARE YOU LIE and act as if you are some 'ethical, Christian, upright man.' You have lived a lifetime of DESTROYING different peoples lives. How dare you," Christian Walker tweeted earlier this week.
Herschel Walker says he loves his son unconditionally.