Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker denies paying for abortion — son accuses him of violence

Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee for a Senate spot from Georgia who has called for a prohibition connected abortion, was accused successful a caller study Monday night of paying for a woman's termination successful 2009.

Walker adamantly denied the assertion elaborate successful a Daily Beast article, calling it a "flat-out lie," and vowed to writer the quality outlet.

"It's disgusting, gutter politics," said the erstwhile assemblage and pro shot star, whose contention is being intimately watched due to the fact that of the accidental it could assistance Republicans regain bulk power of the Senate.

But soon aft the online work of that story, Walker's big son blasted him successful a bid of tweets, accusing him of unit and hypocrisy.

"I cognize my ma and I would truly admit if my begetter Herschel Walker stopped lying and making a mockery of us," Christian Walker tweeted.

"You're not a 'family man' erstwhile you near america to bang a clump of women, threatened to termination us, and had america determination implicit 6 times successful 6 months moving from your violence."

In different tweet Monday night, Christian wrote, "Every household subordinate of Herschel Walker asked him not to tally for office, due to the fact that we each knew (some of) his past. Every azygous one. He decided to springiness america the mediate digit and aerial retired each of his soiled laundry successful public, portion simultaneously lying astir it."

Christian's parent Cindy Grossman, Herschel Walker's ex-wife, told CNN successful 2008 that helium had threatened to termination her.

"The archetypal clip helium held the weapon to my caput … helium held the weapon to my temple and said helium was going to stroke my brains out," Grossman said successful that interview.

The treble punch to Walker's candidacy connected Monday evening comes a period earlier the midterm elections, wherever helium is seeking to unseat Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat.

Warnock and Sen. Jon Ossoff won Georgia's 2 Senate seats successful predetermination run-offs successful aboriginal 2021, giving Democrats bulk power of the Senate.

Walker's candidacy has been backed by erstwhile President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell arsenic portion of an effort by Republicans to regain bulk control.

The Daily Beast's nonfiction quoted an unidentified pistillate who said she became large by Walker erstwhile they were dating successful 2009, astatine a clip erstwhile helium was not married, and that helium "urged her to get an abortion."

"She supported these claims with a $575 receipt from the termination clinic, a 'get well' paper from Walker, and a slope deposit receipt that included an representation of a signed $700 idiosyncratic cheque from Walker," the Daily Beast reported.

The pistillate requested anonymity due to the fact that of privateness concerns, according to the outlet, which said it corroborated details of her relationship with a person whom she said accompanied her to the procedure.

The outlet reported that the pistillate said she was telling her communicative due to the fact that of Walker's nationalist stance arsenic a GOP campaigner connected abortion, which helium claims to reason with nary exceptions for rape oregon incest.

"I conscionable can't with the hypocrisy anymore," she was quoted by the Daily Beast arsenic saying. "We each merit better."

Last month, Walker said helium supported projected authorities by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., that would prohibition termination nationally aft 15 weeks of pregnancy.

I americium a arrogant pro-life Christian, and I volition ever basal up for our unborn children," Walker said successful a connection astatine the time.

CNBC has not independently verified the woman's account. CNBC has requested remark from Walker's lawyer.

In a connection connected Twitter denying the woman's allegation, Walker wrote, "This is simply a flat-out prevarication — and I contradict this successful the strongest imaginable terms."

He accused Daily Beast newsman Roger Sollenberger of being a "democrat activistic disguised arsenic a newsman who has obsessively attacked my household and tried to teardrop maine down since this contention started."

Sollenberger successful June broke the quality that Walker had 3 different children with different women too Christian, who up to that constituent was his lone publically known son. One of the children was a 10-year-old lad that Walker has not played an progressive relation successful raising, the Daily Beast reported successful June.

Walker, who is Black, has been captious of African-American absentee fathers.

"I'm noting taking this anymore," Walker wrote successful his connection Monday. "I readying [sic] to writer the Daily Beast for this defamatory lie. It volition beryllium filed time morning."

Walker appeared Monday nighttime connected Fox News for an interrogation with Sean Hannity, who asked him astir the reported $700 outgo to the pistillate who spoke to the Daily Beast.

"I nonstop wealth to a batch of people," Walker answered. "I ne'er asked anyone to get an abortion, I ne'er paid for an abortion."

Daily Beast Political Editor Matt Fuller replied connected Twitter, writing, "I tin archer you we basal down each connection and consciousness precise coagulated astir the story."

Christian Walker, successful 1 of his tweets posted connected the heels of the Daily Beast story, wrote astir his father: "I don't attraction astir idiosyncratic who has a atrocious past and takes accountability. But however DARE YOU LIE and enactment arsenic though you're immoderate 'moral, Christian, upright man.' You've lived a beingness of DESTROYING different peoples lives. How situation you."

Herschel Walker past tweeted, "I LOVE my lad nary substance what."