One of Herschel Walker's biggest vulnerabilities is his lies about having a law enforcement background. So why is he voluntarily bringing this up? (via MaddowBlog)
a U.S. Army audience about a 2001 incident. “I worked in law enforcement, so I had a gun,” he claimed. In 2017, he specifically said, “I work with the Cobb County Police Department.”the Atlanta Journal-Constitution it has no record of Walker working with the department. The Republican’s campaign said he was “an honorary deputy” — a point the Cobb sheriff’s office could not confirm — though a former DeKalb County district attorney said the title was meaningless, even if true.
Walker has never been an FBI agent. His campaign said he spent a week at an FBI school in Quantico, but a week does not an agent make. The only meaningful experience the Georgia Republican appears to have with law enforcement was a 2001 incident in which the former athlete “.” Around the same time, Walker’s therapist called the police to say he was “volatile,” armed, and scaring his estranged wife.
None of this would be coming up right now, except the GOP Senate candidate apparently thought it’d be a good idea to renew the focus on this part of his background. The developments served as a reminder that Walker is not a great candidate and does not have a record to run on. Indeed, I was reminded yesterday of
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