Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker acknowledged giving a $700 check to an ex-partner in 2009, but in an interview broadcast Monday he continued to deny the woman’s claim that the money was given to her to pay for an abortion.
accurately described her experiences. She spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect her privacy and that of her child, who is now 10.
Walker has campaigned as an opponent of abortion in all cases, including rape, incest and to protect the life of the mother. He also has endorsed a proposal by Sen. Lindsey O. Graham for a federal ban on abortion at 15 weeks.But Walker has shifted his position in recent days while insisting that he hasn’t changed his views.with Sen. Raphael G. Warnock on Friday night, Walker said he supported a Georgia abortion ban with exceptions.
In the NBC interview, which was conducted over the weekend, Walker also defended pulling out a sheriff’s badge“This is from my hometown. This is from Johnson County from the sheriff from Johnson County, which is a legit badge,” Walker said in the NBC interview.
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