Herschel Walker Flashes Seemingly Bogus Police Badge at Debate

Fresno CA

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At Friday’s crucial Georgia senate race debate, all eyes were on how anti-abortion hardliner Herschel Walker would defend himself against Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock after an explosive report by The Daily Beast this month uncovered that Walker had paid an ex-girlfriend to have an abortion in 2009. The last-second bombshell dropped in a tight neck race that could ultimately decide which party controls the Senate — the latest in a long list of scandals which have wracked the ex-football player’s campaign. Walker and his campaign have continuously denied the accusations of the abortion payment. But on Friday, Walker was given a pass by his opponent Raphael Warnock, who never pressed the Republican on the accusation. Instead, another claim by Walker grabbed attention of viewers across the country: the moment when he broke debate rules by holding up an alleged police badge in response to a zinger by Warnock. “One thing I have not done — I have never pretended to be a police officer. And I’ve never threatened a shootout with the police,” Warnock shot at Walker in one of the more tense moments of the debate. In response, the Republican whipped a large black badge with a gold star out of his breast pocket for only a brief moment. “I am work (sic) with many police officers,” he exclaimed. (Herschel Walker was a great football player, even though he played for Dallas. But the badge he pulled out was as phony as his candidacy. He knew the rules yet brought that prop onto the debate floor anyway. It's funny how he thought that would somehow strengthen his support. It just made him look foolish. He's no more a cop than I am. Just more lies.)