Wednesday 5 October 2022 05:42 PM Herschel Walker insists he still loves his son - despite video rant calling him ... trends now
Herschel Walker said he loved his son 'unconditionally' in an interview on Wednesday morning, after 22-year-old Christian Walker delivered a video tirade disowning the Senate candidate for his 'lies' over abortion claims.
Walker, 60, has endured intense criticism since an unnamed woman said the former football star had paid for her 2009 termination.
It triggered accusations of hypocrisy over his support for an outright ban on abortion — not least from his only named son.
During an appearance on Fox and Friends, Walker was asked whether his son was lying when he had said the Republican candidate in Georgia was only ever pretending to a 'moral family guy.'
'Well, I love my son unconditionally,' he replied.
'And that's the way I've always been, I always love him unconditionally.
'You know, he graduated college a couple of months ago. He's now a young man doing his own thing, but his father is always there for him.
'I always will be for any of my kids. And I love them.'
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Herschel Walker said he loved his son 'unconditionally' in an interview, after 22-year-old Christian Walker delivered a video tirade disowning the Senate candidate for his 'lies'
'I stayed silent as the atrocities committed against my mom were downplayed. I stayed silent when it came out that my father, Herschel Walker, had all these random kids across the country - none of whom he raised,' said Christian in one of two videos
Republicans have rallied around a candidate they believe is still well-placed to help them take back the Senate in next month's mid-term elections.
Former President Donald Trump led the charge, claiming Walker was being slandered by the mainstream media after the Daily Beast published details of the woman's claims.
Its report said Walker provided the woman he was dating at the time $700 to pay for an abortion and that he sent her a get well card.
Walker denies the claims and described the damage being done by his son.
'The damage he's doing ... he's letting
