Herschel Walker, Georgia’s Republican nominee for Senate, accused former President Donald Trump of lying about asking him to run.

Walker, the previous NFL operating back who has been recommended by way of Trump, instructed rapper Killer Mike in a wide-ranging interview on Insurrection TV that he didn’t run for place of work as a result of Trump asked him to.

“One thing that people don’t recognize is President Trump never requested me. I want to inform him that he by no means requested. I heard it all on tv that he’s going to ask Herschel, pronouncing Hershel is going to run,” Walker stated. “President Trump never came out and mentioned ‘Herschel, will you run for that Senate seat?’”

“So, I’m mad at him, as a result of he by no means requested, but he’s taking credit score that he asked,” Walker stated.

Walker defined that his religious convictions impressed him to run.

In addition to the endorsement, Trump traveled to Georgia to stump for Walker, regardless of considerations concerning the candidate’s conduct and political expertise. It isn’t clear when precisely Trump drew Walker’s ire, although the previous president vocally promoted Walker’s run earlier than he made his bid reliable.

“He advised me he’s going to, and I feel he will,” Trump said months in the past on The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Exhibit. “He’s a super guy. He’s a patriot. He’s an awfully loyal person. They love him in Georgia, I’ll let you know…I feel it could be very, very laborious to beat Herschel…I think beating him would be very tricky. And I believe he’s going to run.”

[h/t Ron Filipkowski]

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