Republicans stand by Herschel Walker amid abortion controversy

Juliegrace Brufke

October 04, 03:03 PM Oct 04, 03:03 PM

Top figures in just the GOP are rallying at the rear of Ga Senate candidate Herschel Walker in the wake of a report alleging he encouraged and paid out for a female to have an abortion in 2009.

The accusations, broken by the Everyday Beast on Monday evening, are the most up-to-date in a string of controversies for Walker, ranging from several undisclosed youngsters to allegations he inflated the good results of his company file. Walker, who has operate on a "no exceptions" anti-abortion system, has vehemently denied the accusations.

HERSCHEL WALKER’S Pro-Life STATEMENTS Under SCRUTINY Pursuing ABORTION ALLEGATIONS

Responding to a $700 look at the outlet said he sent the girl for the method, as perfectly as a "get nicely" card evidently signed by Walker, the Republican Senate prospect said he sends “money to a large amount of people.” He has threatened to sue the publication over its reporting.

Previous President Donald Trump, who inspired the previous NFL star to search for public workplace, released a assertion accusing the media of “trying to wipe out a gentleman who has correct greatness, just as he had athletic greatness in his past” and applauded him for denying the accusation.

National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Rick Scott likened the accusations to “smears they attempted towards Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas,” two Supreme Court docket justices who faced allegations of misconduct prior to becoming confirmed to the substantial court.

"When the Democrats are dropping, as they are appropriate now, they lie and cheat and smear their opponents. That’s what’s happening suitable now. They know they are on the verge of getting rid of the Senate, and they know that Herschel Walker is winning, so they have cranked up the smear equipment,” Scott said in a assertion.

“This is just like the smears they attempted from Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas, and it will not get the job done. Herschel has denied these allegations and the NRSC and Republicans stand with him, and Georgians will stand with him far too," he extra.

The Senate Leadership Fund, an influential tremendous PAC with near ties to Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell (R-KY), echoed the NRSC’s continued support for the prospect.

“We are comprehensive pace ahead in Georgia,” SLF CEO Steven Law claimed in a assertion. “This election is about the future of the nation — Herschel Walker will make items much better, [Sen.] Raphael Warnock is generating it even worse. Anything at all else is a distraction.”

Evangelical GOP marketing consultant Ralph Reed also came to the former NFL star’s protection, telling the New York Situations that he “100%” stands with the applicant and questioning the timing of the report, which dropped in the ultimate weeks primary up to the election.

A single GOP Ga operative mentioned that when the hottest progress may perhaps sway a few voters, it would not move the needle as much as Democrats would like.

“It might trigger a handful of a lot more folks to skip the race, but usually, I really don't assume it does substantially, if at all,” they informed the Washington Examiner.

But other folks have voiced fears in excess of the report, including Walker’s son, Christian, who took to social media to bash his father in a video, in which he alleged that the “atrocities towards him and his mother have been downplayed,” accusing Walker of not playing a job in boosting any of his kids and alleging that he is lying about not paying out for the abortion.

Walker is presently neck and neck with Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) in the struggle for the coveted swing seat in Georgia.