‘It’s a lie.’ Walker addresses allegations he paid for woman’s abortion, vows to remain in race – WSB-TV Channel 2

WADLEY, Ga. — Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker continued to disclaim allegations Thursday that he paid for a lady to get an abortion.

Channel 2′s Richard Elliot went to Jefferson County the place Walker addressed the allegation following a rally.

Walker additionally disregarded criticism from a fellow Republican that he’s unfit to be the GOP nominee.

The candidate confronted a small crowd of lumber mill staff in Wadley, Georgia as he made his first marketing campaign cease for the reason that allegations broke that he paid for an abortion for the mom of one among his kids.

“I do know why you’re right here. You’re right here as a result of the Democrats are determined to carry on to this seat right here,” Walker instructed the group.

Minutes later, a defiant Walker addressed a small crowd of stories crews concerning the allegations.

“This right here, this abortion factor is fake. It’s a lie,” Walker mentioned.

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However Walker additionally mentioned he hadn’t reached out to any of the moms of his kids to ask concerning the allegations printed in nationwide studies.

He did say he liked his son Christian Walker regardless of the withering criticism his son leveled at him on social media, calling him a liar and saying he’s not the family man he represents himself to be.

Wednesday night time, Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, himself a Republican, went on nationwide TV and criticized Walker’s marketing campaign and the selection to make him the nominee for Senate.

“If we’re being intellectually sincere, Herschel Walker received the first as a result of he scored a bunch of touchdowns again within the 80s and he was Donald Trump’s buddy. And now we’ve moved ahead a number of months on the calendar and that’s now not a recipe to win,” Duncan mentioned.

Walker brushed that criticism apart and remained defiant that he would keep within the race for Senate and win it.

“Let me inform you this. I’m not deterred. I’m not scared, and I’m not going to again down. The stakes are manner, manner too excessive,” Walker mentioned.

Walker additionally mentioned he stays dedicated to debating his Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock subsequent week in Savannah.

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