Christian Walker—the son of failed Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker—criticized his father and the Republican Party at large after the older Walker lost the Georgia runoff to incumbent Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock.
The younger Walker took his father to task for his litany of personal scandals and accused his father of making "a fool of [his] family" in a tweet outlining his father's history of violent and despicable behavior.
Christian Walker wrote the following recommendation to his father after the runoff was called for Warnock:
"Don't beat women, hold guns to peoples [sic] heads, fund abortions then pretend your [sic] pro-life, stalk cheerleaders, leave your multiple minor children alone to chase more fame, lie, lie, lie, say stupid crap, and make a fool of your family.."
"And then maybe you can win a Senate seat."
You can see his tweet below.
\u201cDon\u2019t beat women, hold guns to peoples heads, fund abortions then pretend your pro-life, stalk cheerleaders, leave your multiple minor children alone to chase more fame, lie, lie, lie, say stupid crap, and make a fool of your family..\n\nAnd then maybe you can win a senate seat.\u201d— Christian Walker (@Christian Walker) 1670383714
Christian Walker later followed up with a tweet admonishing former Republican President Donald Trump and the GOP as a whole, noting the Walker family had "begged" Herschel Walker not to run only to receive "the middle finger" as soon as he caved to Trump's demands.
He then accused Republicans of hypocrisy on the subject of identity politics, saying they only decided to support Walker "because he was the same skin color as his opponent" despite having no political experience whatsoever.
He concluded:
"A boring old Republican could have won."
\u201cRepublicans, we say we don\u2019t play \u201cidentity politics\u201d and then you ran this man mainly because he was the same skin color as his opponent with no background other than football. A boring old Republican could have won.\u201d— Christian Walker (@Christian Walker) 1670384046
Herschel Walker's campaign was marred by numerous scandals.
He faced scrutiny regarding past violent behavior, including a 2001 incident when police confiscated a handgun after he frightened his ex-wife Cindy Grossman—the mother of Christian Walker—with his "volatile" behavior and a 2005 death threat he leveled at his ex-wife and her boyfriend.
In October 2022, Christian Walker publicly accused his father of having threatened to kill him and his mother; shortly afterward, an ex-girlfriend toldThe Daily Beast that Herschel Walker swung his fist at her after she discovered him in bed with another woman.
But few scandals attracted as much attention as the one that raised questions about Walker's position on reproductive rights.
Recent reports revealed Walker fathered several children out of wedlock, paid for a girlfriend's abortion, and pressured her to get a second one despite coming out against reproductive rights and endorsing a proposal to ban all abortion procedures nationwide—even for cases of rape, incest and when the mother's life is in jeopardy.
Shortly afterward, The New York Timesinterviewed the same woman, as well as her friend, corroborating the original reporting by The Daily Beast. The woman additionally told The New York Times that she ended her relationship with Walker when he advised her to have a second abortion in 2011.
Family court records in New York confirm that Walker and the woman had a son, who was born in 2012. Earlier this month, Walker acknowledged that his accuser was the mother of his son, and as to whether she had an abortion, Walker claimed that he didn't "know anything about that."
Social media users soon offered their own commentary on the drama within the Walker family.
\u201cOwned by your own child. That\u2019s gotta hurt.\u201d— Steve Irvin (@Steve Irvin) 1670387425
\u201cOn a serious note, shame on every Georgia voter who voted for Herschel Walker. His family told all of you how horrible and unfit he is. Shame on all of you immoral losers. Here is his own son\u2019s reaction to his father losing. #GArunoff\u201d— BigBlueWaveUS \u00ae \u2014 Support Raphael Warnock (@BigBlueWaveUS \u00ae \u2014 Support Raphael Warnock) 1670386901
\u201cRegardless of Christian\u2019s beliefs, no child deserves to be subjected to abandonment, violence, abuse, & lying. Good for him for calling it out, but severe trauma never leaves. It\u2019s disgusting that so many white Republicans voted for Walker, knowing his lack of character.\u201d— Jennifer\ud83d\udc99No Hate Speech (@Jennifer\ud83d\udc99No Hate Speech) 1670385087
\u201cThis is abuse guys. I feel empathy and pain for Christian.\u201d— Lucius S Paulus (@Lucius S Paulus) 1670405553
\u201cWorst person you know makes a really great point\u201d— kat985 \u2661 | uni era (@kat985 \u2661 | uni era) 1670393935
\u201cThis is some GOT level spite and I\u2019m here for it\u201d— DangerusDavid (@DangerusDavid) 1670399519
\u201cThis kid has a lot of issues, but I give him credit for being very clear-eyed about his father, and for that, I\u2019m gonna let him have the last word tonight about him.\u201d— Soros-funded Deep State Operative (Not Parody) (@Soros-funded Deep State Operative (Not Parody)) 1670389226
\u201cSo you\u2019re saying your dad deserved to lose? Agreed!\u201d— Janet Johnson (@Janet Johnson) 1670384699
Walker's loss capped the most expensive Senate campaign in recent history.
Although Democrats had already secured control of the Senate following last month's midterm elections, the Georgia runoff was crucial in deciding whether Democrats will enjoy a true majority rather than a 50-50 split that would require Vice President Kamala Harris to serve as the tiebreaker on proposed legislation.
Warnock's victory means Democrats now have 51 seats to the GOP's 49, ending the power-sharing agreement that has been in place over the last two years in an evenly divided Senate, and making it easier for Democrats to implement President Joe Biden's legislative agenda.
