TV Debate Turns Into ‘SNL’ Skit: Herschel Walker Flashes “Prop” Badge When His False Claims He “Worked In Law Enforcement” Come Up

The hypocrite of the year is back to — you guessed it — get more hypocritical!

NBC News, the plastic badges say “I’m with Herschel,” for the Republican Senate candidate’s campaign for the Georgia seat. The campaign hopes to distribute them at Thursday’s Macon, Georgia, crime-themed fundraiser.Walker displayed his own mock law enforcement badge at Friday’s Senate debate, refusing to put it away after the moderator repeatedly asked him to put it away since props are not allowed.

Georgia Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock and his Republican opponent Herschel Walker faced off in a live debate in Savannah on Friday, October 14. The candidates discussed abortion access, voting rights, the 2024 election, nuclear threats, student loans, health care, inflation, the minimum wage, and the Atlanta Braves, but LGBTQ rights were missing from the debate.

C-SPAN.“Hey, just think about it: Pronoun? In our military?” he said to laughter from the crowd and those present at the event, including Republican Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.). “How do you identify? In our military? These are war times.

flashed an honorary sheriff’s badge during a debate with Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock — before missing the second showdown in the closely watched race.The former football star, 60, was widely mocked and accused of exaggerating his credentials, and “The Daily Show” host unsurprisingly joined in on the mocking soon after.“I don’t know what’s crazier in this story,” the host said. “The fact that this man lied about being in law enforcement, or the fact that he pulled out a fake badge during a debate.”Noah then wondered how many people Walker arrested using his fake credentials, before quipping if the politician uses a “World’s Best Dad” cup to prove he’s a present dad.During his spiel, Noah said the “saddest part” of the ordeal is that “there are people who are going to believe that Herschel Walker was in law enforcement because he pulled out this badge.”He then compared his “honorary” badge to Taylor Swift’s honorary doctorate degree from NYU.“You don’t see her [Swift] in the operating room like, ‘Well, killed another one!’”Walker addressed the controversy to NBC News, saying the badge was “honorary,” but also “legit” and grants him certain authorities in the jurisdiction.“This is from my hometown,” he said of the badge.

Georgia Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock and Libertarian businessman Chase Oliver took the stage Sunday night for the second Senate debate ahead of November's election, but Republican Herschel Walker was represented by an empty podium. Walker's absence was highlighted throughout the evening by Warnock, Oliver and debate moderators, who even gave the present candidates the opportunity to respond to an answer the former football star "might've" given.

An "October surprise" rocked the Georgia Senate race earlier this month with the allegation that Republican candidate Herschel Walker paid for a girlfriend's abortion in 2009, which he has flatly denied. Walker, who has pushed a staunch pro-life platform on the campaign trail, has been accused by his liberal critics of being a hypocrite while Republicans have largely circled the wagons.  The RealClearPolitics average of polls has his Democratic opponent, incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock, up three points as the race has largely tightened in recent weeks.

claimed to be a cop; he wasn’t. Claimed to be an FBI agent; wasn’t. Claimed to be valedictorian of his high school; wasn’t.

Former President Barack Obama is traveling to Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin this month to stump for Democratic candidates weeks before the midterm elections. First, on Oct. 28, he heads to Atlanta, where Stacey Abrams is making another gubernatorial run against incumbent rival Gov.

ATLANTA – Some voters in Atlanta told Fox News they were less than enthusiastic about either of their senate candidates, while others stood firmly in support of Sen. Raphael Warnock ahead of his debate with Herschel Walker.  "I think they’re both horrible candidates, obviously," one man, Simon, told Fox News.  But another voter, Al, said the decision between the two men was "pretty easy." "Herschel Walker was a football player. He's not a politician.

Atlanta, GA – A first and final face-off between Georgia Senate candidates Friday night ended with each man hoping it was enough to bring undecided voters into their corners to avoid a runoff.  The long-awaited debate between Senator Raphael Warnock and former professional football star Herschel Walker touched on a wide range of issues, including inflation – the top issue for Georgia voters at 25%, according to the latest Fox News Poll. Sen. Warnock said, "[Walker] said he would not have voted for the Inflation Reduction Act and I think he should tell the people of Georgia why he thinks they should have expensive insulin and why the pharmaceutical companies should be able to charge us whatever they like." Walker bit back quickly, saying, "I believe in reducing insulin, but at the same time, you've got to eat, right?" He then said, "you have to get food prices down and you've got to get gas down, so they can go get insulin." In perhaps one of the most unusual moments of the night, Walker pulled out a prop when his opponent brought up a controversy that surfaced early on in the campaign.

abortion scandal.The moderator repeatedly called out for Walker to put the prop away as they are not allowed during the debate, but he ignored her and kept talking over her.Walker of course has never been a cop. He received an honorary badge from Cobb County Sheriffs, which conferred no authority or law enforcement power on him.

It’s a high stakes showdown in a high-profile and extremely expensive Senate race that’s among a handful across the country that will determine if Republicans win back the chamber’s majority. First-term Democratic Sen.

ATLANTA – Stacey Abrams is blasting Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp for enticing increased Chinese investment in the state despite what she says is the greater threat to national security it could bring, as well as the potential surveillance of Georgians by the Chinese Communist Party.

As Americans are crippled by fear and violent crimes creep out of the major urban communities to pollute the suburbs, Fox Nation host Nancy Grace is digging deep into the crisis that has changed the lives of so many and the trajectory of a nation with "America's Crime Crisis," a summit hosted live in Atlanta and streaming on Fox Nation Thursday. "Soft-on-crime activists have led to the most powerful country in the world now living in fear," Grace began. "Most Americans [are] living in fear – fear not only for themselves but for their children and their families," she added.

“You can’t win ‘em all.” And while most were shocked by his choice of words, Seth Meyers wasn’t too phased, joking on Tuesday’s “Late Night” that Herschel Walker can’t even keep track of his kids.In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Musk was asked about being disowned by his teenage transgender daughter. First, he blamed “neo-Marxists” for their estranged relationship, but was mostly cavalier about it, saying in full, “[The relationship with my daughter] may change, but I have very good relationships with all the others.

Herschel Walker said he did not know who is the mother of one of his children had to repeatedly beg the former NFL star to send her money for the abortion he urged her to have in 2009. He now admits he does know her, but says she’s the one who’s lying.“I didn’t know who it was until last week,” Walker said today in an interview that airs Tuesday evening on ABC News.

reported that Walker, who has been vocally anti-abortion, paid for a girlfriend’s abortion in 2009, including images from the woman of a “Get Well” card Walker reportedly sent along with his check covering the expenses. Later in the week, it was reported again by The Daily Beast that the woman leveling the accusations did actually have a child with Herschel Walker in 2011 — though he reportedly encouraged her to have an abortion then, too.

reported that Walker, who has been vocally anti-abortion, paid for a girlfriend’s abortion in 2009, including images from the woman of a “Get Well” card Walker reportedly sent along with his check covering the expenses. Later in the week, it was reported again by The Daily Beast that the woman leveling the accusations did actually have a child with Herschel Walker in 2011 — though he reportedly encouraged her to have an abortion then too.

Saturday Night Live opened with a Bowen Yang hosted game show, So You Think You Won’t Snap, as contestants were challenged to not go out of their minds in rage as they are reminded of some of the week’s most unnerving news headlines.