Herschel Walker: football star-turned-senatorial candidate

The Trump-supporting Republican faces accusations of hypocrisy after allegedly paying for abortion

Herschel Walker speaks at a campaign event on 9 September, 2022 in Gwinnett, Georgia
(Image credit: Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Herschel Walker, the American football star turned senatorial candidate, is facing accusations of hypocrisy after it was claimed he paid for a former girlfriend to have an abortion, despite campaigning for a total ban on reproductive rights.

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