‘Violent, Serial Liar, Deadbeat Dad’: Trump’s Herschel Walker Pick Sparks Wave of Criticism as His History of Wild Fabrications Goes Viral Again

Former Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker, who graduated from the University of Georgia this week — some 40 years later than he had claimed while running for the U.S. Senate — received quite the present from Donald Trump. “Herschel has spent decades serving as an Ambassador to our Nation’s youth, our men and women in the Military, and athletes at home and abroad,” Trump wrote on his& Truth Social& platform, announcing Walker’s nomination to be ambassador to the Bahamas. “Walker will “make Georgia, and our entire Nation, proud, because we know you will always put AMERICA FIRST!” Former NFL running back and former Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker addresses the crowd at a rally for Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump at the Atrium Health Ampitheater on November 03, 2024 in Macon, Georgia. With only two days until the election, Trump is campaigning for re-election on Sunday in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) It’s a soft landing for Walker, who flamed out in an ill-fated run for the senate. The Republican nominee, endorsed by Trump, had a series of missteps. He was accused of lying about& how...