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Herschel Walker Gets Scarier: Claims He Was FBI Agent and Nearly Shot a Man in Road Rage But a Jesus Bumper Sticker Stopped Him

Whoa.

At what point does the Georgia GOP start talking about whether there is a legal means to take Herschel Walker off the ballot as the Republican nominee? He is almost forcing their hand. At this point, would Trump even object? How many candidates for the United States Senate have videos of talks given just three years ago in which the candidate admits he was about to shoot a man in road rage but stopped when he saw a bumper sticker with Jesus on it?

Herschel Walker speaks after his Republican Primary wins on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at the Georgian Terrace Hotel in Atlanta. Walker will represent the Republican Party in its efforts to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in November. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

We will note up front that Herschel Walker never worked for the FBI. The video of the talk is in the tweet below. The transcript is here:

“I worked for law enforcement, y’all didn’t know that either? I spent time at Quantico at the FBI training school. Y’all didn’t know I was an agent? 

“I grab my gun. I say, ‘I will kill him.’ Herschel Walker, won the Heisman Trophy. ‘I’m going to kill him.’

“I got in the David, one of my many, I took off on 183. And I can still remember them voices. ‘Herschel, people are disrespecting you all the time. People are always doing stuff that you ain’t never done to nobody.’

“And all of a sudden this other voice comes, ‘Herschel, your parents didn’t raise you like that. Yes, they did. No, they didn’t.’ I thought I was losing my mind.

“As I got closer and closer to where I was going to be meeting this guy, I started to pray. I said, ‘Lord I need some help right now. I need you to help me. I’m about to do something stupid.’ 

“I got out of my car and I put my hand on my gun as I’m walking to this truck. Before I could see the guy, I saw the sign on the back of his truck. ‘Honk if you love Jesus.’

“And that’s what calmed me down.”

Holy shit.

Twitter was shocked:

Herschel Walker greets Donald Trump in Perry, Georgia, in September. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Nicole Hickman James is a lifelong Democrat and political activist who first cut her teeth as a teenager volunteering for Mike Dukakis’ presidential campaign. She has worked and volunteered for John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, HFA (Hillary For America), and Organizing For Action. She’s passionate about liberal and progressive causes and considers President Obama her favorite president ever. She holds her Bachelor’s from Boston College in Economics and her Master's from Columbia, also in Economics. When not working as a writer, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her three college-aged children.

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