Herschel Walker (left) and son Christian Walker.Photo: Christian Walker/Twitter
Just days after confirming he had a secret10-year-old son, Senate hopeful and former football starHerschel Walkernow says he has two additional children he had previously not revealed publicly.
Earlier this week,The Daily Beastdetailed how Walker has a second son whom he supports financially but otherwise does not see, citing court records showing that the child’s mother sued Walker in 2013 to obtain child support.
Walker’s campaign manager confirmed the news of the second child to the outlet, saying: “Herschel had a child years ago when he wasn’t married. He’s supported the child and continues to do so. He’s proud of his children. To suggest that Herschel is ‘hiding’ the child because he hasn’t used him in his political campaign is offensive and absurd.”
On Wednesday night, Walker also confirmed to the outlet that he has two other children — in addition to his son Christian, with whom he is close, and the 10-year-old child.
“I have four children. Three sons and a daughter. They’re not ‘undisclosed’ — they’re my kids,” Walker said in a statement to The Daily Beast. “I support them all and love them all. I’ve never denied my children, I confirmed this when I was appointed to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, I just chose not to use them as props to win a political campaign. What parent would want their child involved in garbage, gutter politics like this?”
As CNBC reports,Walker has also criticized absentee fathersas a “major problem.”
Walker has also criticized his opponent, Democratic incumbentRev. Raphael Warnock, for his involvement in acustody dispute with his ex-wife. A Warnock spokesperson told theAtlanta Journal-Constitutionthat the senator is “a devoted fatherwho is proud to continue to co-parent his two children as he works for the people of Georgia.”
This isn’t the only controversy for Walker, whowon Georgia’s Republican Senate primarylast month.
He made headlines in a 2020 interview when advocating for a “spray” or a “mist” that he said can “kill” the virus that causes COVID-19. Walker claimed the product, which does not exist, was “EPA-, FDA-approved.”
More recently,he was accused of lyingabout his education history and business practices.
He also raised eyebrows after he expressedskepticism about human evolutionduring an appearance at a local church in March, when he said, “If [evolution] is true, why are there still apes? Think about it.”
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Walker, whoannounced his candidacyfor the U.S. Senate last summer and has secured the endorsement of former PresidentDonald Trump, has spoken in the past abouthaving dissociative identity disorder.
His ex-wife, Cindy, said that he had violent episodes in their marriage, and has claimed Walker held a gun to her head — whichCNN reportedearlier that he did not deny, saying he had blackouts and memory loss and did not remember the episodes.
source: people.com
