Herschel Walker

The Daily Beast reported Walker paid for a girlfriend's abortion in 2009. What will the GOP do now, and what could the story mean for Walker's campaign?

The Georgia Senate candidate, who supports a no-exceptions ban on abortion, paid for a girlfriend to have the procedure in 2009, according to The Daily ...

Mr. “I’ll let the pundits decide how they think it will impact the race,” Mr. Trump defended Mr. Speaking with reporters briefly after the event, Mr. Warnock acknowledged the allegations but quickly pivoted to contrasting his abortion stance with Mr. The report was published Monday evening as Mr. “I never asked anyone to get an abortion, I never paid for an abortion,” Mr. In a statement, Mr. “They are trying to destroy a man who has true greatness in his future, just as he had athletic greatness in his past,” Mr. “This election is about the future of the country,” Mr. [“Access Hollywood” recording](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html) that threatened Mr. Democrats have also been airing bruising ads that feature footage of Mr.

A new report says Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker paid for an abortion for his girlfriend in 2009.

National Republicans are standing by Herschel Walker in the wake of a bombshell report that the Georgia Senate candidate paid for a woman's abortion in ...

[statement](https://twitter.com/HerschelWalker/status/1577075271470964737) on Twitter calling the report “a flat out lie” and saying he plans to sue the outlet. “It would have saved Trump from the embarrassment of what’s shaping up to be a very bad election night for his candidates.” Martha Zoller, the executive director of Georgia Life Alliance, an affiliate of National Right to Life, told NBC News that while she has her doubts about The Daily Beast story, she also has questions and concerns. Monday’s allegations are the latest in a series of questions about Walker’s honesty and character. Walker paid for the procedure, according to the woman, who provided the news organization with what she said was a receipt for the procedure and an image of the check Walker sent as reimbursement. “Hershel Walker has denied these allegations in the strongest possible terms and we stand firmly alongside him,” said Mallory Carroll, spokesperson for the Women Speak Out PAC, the super PAC aligned with Susan B. On Monday, The Daily Beast reported that a woman who said she used to date Walker had an abortion at his urging after he got her pregnant. They know they are on the verge of losing the Senate, and they know that Herschel Walker is winning, so they have cranked up the smear machine,” Scott said. "Herschel has properly denied the charges against him, and I have no doubt he is correct. “We are full speed ahead in Georgia,” said Steven Law, president of the Senate Leadership Fund, an outside spending group closely aligned with Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell. “Herschel has denied these allegations and the NRSC and Republicans stand with him, and Georgians will stand with him too.” [story published Monday](https://www.thedailybeast.com/pro-life-herschel-walker-paid-for-girlfriends-abortion-georgia-senate?ref=home) by The Daily Beast.

The former President Donald Trump hugs the U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker. Photograph by Ben Gray / AP.

The big picture: Walker's race against Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is viewed as one of GOP's best chances to pick up a Senate seat this November and win ...

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker, who has said he opposes abortion with no exceptions, has denied a media report that he paid for a ...

The National Republican Senatorial Committee told Axios it stands by Walker. NRSC chairman Rick Scott charged in a statement that Democrats "know they are on ...

Senate in Georgia, accused his father of "lying" and "making a mockery" of his family after a [report](https://www.thedailybeast.com/pro-life-herschel-walker-paid-for-girlfriends-abortion-georgia-senate?ref=author) alleged Walker had paid for his then-girlfriend to have an abortion in 2009. 18-24, according to data compiled by the Democratic marketing firm Bully Pulpit Interactive. The big picture: Walker's race against Democratic Sen. - "Herschel Walker has denied these allegations in the strongest possible terms and we stand firmly alongside him," said Mallory Carroll, spokeswoman for Women Speak Out PAC, the super PAC partner of SBA Pro-Life America. they’d like to see him give a more robust not only defense but explanation.” [Herschel Walker](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/04/herschel-walker-son-abortion) after a [report](https://www.thedailybeast.com/pro-life-herschel-walker-paid-for-girlfriends-abortion-georgia-senate?ref=author) alleged the Georgia candidate paid for a girlfriend's abortion in 2009. - The National Republican Senatorial Committee told Axios it stands by Walker. The latest: "We are full speed ahead in Georgia. [lying about his personal life](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/04/herschel-walker-son-abortion)? Anything else is a distraction," said Senate Leadership Fund president Steven Law, whose super PAC has spent or reserved $37.1 million in the race. [Mehmet Oz's campaign](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/04/scoop-oz-to-report-17-million-including-7-million-loan) in Pennsylvania. [doubled down on their support](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/04/rick-scott-herschel-walker-gop-2022-midterms-abortion) for embattled Georgia Senate nominee Herschel Walker, one day after [a detailed report](https://www.thedailybeast.com/pro-life-herschel-walker-paid-for-girlfriends-abortion-georgia-senate?ref=author) he's denied that alleges Walker paid for a then-girlfriend to have an abortion in 2009.

Herschel Walker paid a woman to have an abortion years ago, yet it's doubtful his conservative Christians supporters will care.

Trump and GOP allies defended Walker as polls show him in a tight race with his Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock in the pivotal Georgia Senate ...

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker holds three red hats while standing outside. Rather than move to proactively address the story, ...

Scandals once sunk campaigns. Now, for many voters, winning isn't everything—it's the only thing.

It's unclear what the Fox host meant by this unsupported claim, which was made a day after The Daily Beast revealed that Walker paid for a girlfriend's ...

Walker would hardly be the first Republican to think abortion is 'OK for me, evil for thee'

Christian Walker accused his father, Herschel Walker, of lying, and alluded to past violence against him and his mother.

[statement](https://twitter.com/HerschelWalker/status/1577075271470964737) and vowing to sue The Daily Beast for defamation. While the [NRSC](https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1577137145499697152) appears to be standing by Walker, he was quickly denounced by someone much more personal: his son. “Don’t lie on my mom, don’t lie on me, don’t lie on the lives you’ve destroyed and act like you’re some moral family man. [controversial stories](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/06/drip-of-allegations-could-sink-herschel-walker-campaign.html) about Herschel were true. [said](https://twitter.com/ChristianWalk1r/status/1577104266543497216) Herschel had threatened to kill him and his mother. [accused](https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-sports-nfl-college-football-coronavirus-pandemic-5e2875eec11e93f9a3bf1fc859137ff8) the former football star of putting a gun to her head.

For Herschel Walker's Senate campaign, shit hitting the fan is the modus operandi. On Monday night, The Daily Beast published a bombshell report detailing ...