Tuesday 4 October 2022 03:00 AM Herschel Walker's campaign slams report claiming he paid for partner's 2009 ... trends now
Pro-life Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker's campaign has denied a new story accusing the former football star of paying for a partner's abortion in 2009.
In response to The Daily Beast's shocking new report which was published on Monday, in which the woman in question showed a reporter a personalized check and card she received from Walker, a spokesman for his campaign called it a 'false story.'
Lawyer Robert Ingram told the website: 'All you want to do is run with stories to target black conservatives. You focus black conservatives.'
Georgia's Senate race is one of the most closely watched in the country as Republicans try to wrest back control of Congress.
In the November election, Walker, a Republican, faces off against incumbent Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock.
Walker said in May 2022 that he opposes abortion without exception. He told reporters: 'There's no exception in my mind. Like I say, I believe in life. I believe in life.'
He went on: 'You never know what a child is going to become. And I've seen some people, they've had some tough times, but I always said, "No matter what, tough times make tough people."'
Walker has called for more funding for adoption and support for single parents.
Pro-life Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker's campaign has denied The Daily Beast's story alleging that he paid for a former lover's abortion
Walker issued this statement on his social media channels in which he promised to sue The Daily Beast
The woman, who is not named in the report, showed a reporter a receipt from September 2009 for the procedure.
That same month, the woman received a $700 check and a get well card that included the messages 'Rest,' Relax' and 'Recover.'
According to The Daily Beast, the woman was also able to show proof that she had a romantic relationship with Walker.
Following the publication of the article, Walker said that he was planning to sue The Daily Beast and that the suit would be filed on Tuesday.
He wrote in a statement that was published on his social media channels: 'This is a flat-out lie and I deny this in the strongest possible terms.'
'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.
It continued: 'He's harassed friends of mine, asking if I fathered their children. He's called my children a 'secret because I didn't want to use them as campaign props in a political campaign.'
