Herschel Walker Flashes Seemingly Bogus Badge at GA Debate

Herschel Walker confirmed as much as his Georgia Senate debate Friday, anticipating barbs from his opponent, incumbent Raphael Warnock … however ended up getting a scolding from the talk’s moderator for deliberately breaking the foundations with a seemingly bogus badge.

The 2 shared the stage in Savannah to combine it up earlier than the election subsequent month, and when somebody requested a query about policing, Warnock pivoted into an accusation aimed on the former Georgia Bulldog star working again.

“One factor I’ve not finished … I’ve by no means pretended to be a police officer,” the Senator stated,  “And I by no means threatened a shoot-out with the police.”

Warnock’s accusations have been met by applause and cheers from the group, so a flustered Walker tried to chop in.

“You realize what’s so humorous?” and the 1982 Heisman winner flashed what seemed to be a pretend police badge … “I’m with many law enforcement officials, and on the identical time…”

The talk moderator reduce him off, sternly and sharply referred to as him out … “You’ve gotten a prop. That is not allowed Sir! … You are very conscious of the foundations, aren’t you?”

Warnock was referring to Walker’s claims of being a cop when in actuality he is an “honorary deputy” in Cobb County, a distinction former DeKalb County district legal professional J. Tom Morgan advised WaPo was nothing greater than a “political token” that holds no energy.

The “shoot-out” remark stems from a brand new AP report that in 2001, Walker’s therapist referred to as police in Irving, Texas, saying he was “unstable,” armed and scaring his estranged spouse. The officers went to his suburban Dallas residence and later stated Walked had “talked about having a shoot-out with police.”

The badge debacle is simply the most recent in a string of calamities within the Walker marketing campaign. Two weeks in the past, a girl claimed Walker — a pro-life Republican candidate — paid for her abortion, prompting his son Christian to blast him on social media. Additionally, final week, Residence Depot got here out to verify folks knew it was not donating to his marketing campaign.