Herschel Walker Addresses Mental Illness In New Ad, And Twitter Users Have Thoughts
Herschel Walker’s campaign released an ad on Wednesday where the Georgia Senate candidate addresses his past issues with mental health while also attacking his Democratic opponent, Sen. Raphael Warnock.
“As everyone knows, I had a real battle with mental health, even wrote a book about it. And by the grace of God, I’ve overcome it,” Walker says in the 30-second video.
“Warnock’s a preacher who doesn’t tell the truth,” Walker says but doesn’t mention any examples.
The comment comes at the same time Walker is facing accusations that he is not only estranged from the truth but also from his outspoken son, Christian Walker. After reports this week that the former NFL star allegedly paid for an ex-girlfriend to have an abortion, despite his harsh public stance against the procedure, Christian took the opportunity to lambast his dad.
You can see the ad below, which was posted to Twitter by campaign manager Mallory Blount.
🚨🚨🚨 New @HerschelWalker ad:
“As everyone knows, I had a real battle with mental health — even wrote a book about it. By the grace of God, I’ve overcome it.” #gapol#gasenpic.twitter.com/JRs9OnuvxI— Mallory Blount (@malloryblount) October 5, 2022
As you might expect, many Twitter users had thoughts about the ad.
I’d be more willing to buy the redemption arc if he wasn’t *currently* lying about so many things—including lying to his current campaign staff about the four secret kids he fathered. https://t.co/E8JQOm94NE
— Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25) October 5, 2022
Christian Walker: "You’re not a 'family man' when you left us to bang a bunch of women, threatened to kill us, and had us move over 6 times in 6 months running from your violence."
Herschel Walker: "I'm Herschel Walker, saved by grace, and I approve this message." https://t.co/DYD7wPJmCd— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) October 5, 2022
This is some of the most transparently dishonest bullshit I've ever seen in a political campaign ad.
God, the outtakes must be amazing.https://t.co/jhmFhx0fkt— Ed Bott (@edbott) October 5, 2022
What Democrats don't understand about @HerschelWalker is that he's a family man. I mean, he's got at least four families, probably more. https://t.co/GavHUxCbmC
— Greg (@waltisfrozen) October 5, 2022
i guess some people know how publishing really works, but "I wrote" is a really generous way to describe participation in a book authored by two professional ghostwriters. https://t.co/3tKBAaDTQMpic.twitter.com/jBGRHPiLpq
— dell cameron (@dellcam) October 5, 2022
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.