Herschel Walker, the GOP Senate nominee in Georgia, stated Monday that he plans to sue a information web site after it reported he paid a lady to have an abortion in 2009.
Mr. Walker stated a narrative the Each day Beast posted Monday is a “flat-out lie” and stated, “I deny this within the strongest potential phrases.”
“It’s disgusting, gutter politics,” Mr. Walker stated in an announcement posted on social media. “I’m not taking this anymore. I plan to sue the Each day Beast for this defamatory lie.”
Mr. Walker is working as a staunchly pro-life Republican in a good race with Sen. Raphael Warnock, a pro-choice Democrat.
The Each day Beast reported a lady, who requested to not be recognized out of privateness issues, stated Mr. Walker urged her to get an abortion after she obtained pregnant once they had been relationship.
The girl backed up her story by offering a $575 receipt from the abortion clinic, a “get properly” card from Mr. Walker, and a financial institution deposit receipt that included a signed $700 private examine from Mr. Walker, in line with the report.
The Each day Beast reported the girl attributed the distinction between the quantity of the Walker examine and the price of the abortion to her having guessed how a lot the process would value after logging on.
When requested concerning the Each day Beast’s proof in an look Monday night time on Fox Information Channel, Mr. Walker stated the playing cards and examine don’t show he paid for an abortion.
Herschel Walker responds to abortion allegations:
“I by no means requested anybody to get an abortion, I by no means paid for an abortion. It’s a lie … they suppose they’ll threaten me. They suppose they’ll scare me … all they’ve accomplished is energize me extra.” pic.twitter.com/lsjQJ4yjKN
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“I ship out so many get-well [wishes], ship out a lot something,” Mr. Walker advised host Sean Hannity.
“I by no means requested anybody to get an abortion, I by no means paid for an abortion,” he reiterated.
The Supreme Court docket’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 resolution which offered a constitutional proper to abortion, has thrust the difficulty of abortion to the forefront of the 2022 midterm elections.
The problem is a transparent dividing line within the race between Mr. Warnock and Mr. Walker, who says he opposes abortion in all instances, together with rape, incest and when the lifetime of the mom is in jeopardy.
Mr. Warnock has the help of pro-choice activists and teams, together with the Deliberate Parenthood Motion Fund.
