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Herschel Walker is reportedly locked in a tight race with incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia, but he’s doing a lot to undo his supposed momentum ahead of the election. During a rare public speaking weekend appearance, the former NFL player and political neophyte proved that he’s also a little new to the climate change debate too.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Herschel Walker, 60, was in Sandy Springs, Ga. at the Republican Jewish Coalition. During his time at the event, Walker took aim at a law that addresses climate change but didn’t exactly nail the point.
“They continue to try to fool you like they’re helping you out, but they’re not,” Walker said Sunday (August 21), taking a swipe at the Inflation Reduction Act that President Joe Biden recently signed into law. “They’re not helping you out, because a lot of the money is going into trees. You know that, don’t you? It’s going into trees. We’ve got enough trees. Don’t we have enough trees around here?”
While the Inflation Reduction Act will do a great number of things as it relates the rising inflation rate and boosting clean energy efforts, it certainly isn’t just about trees and money getting funneled into grubby hands elsewhere.
Walker stood by his critique of the new law and issued a missive on Monday (August 22) via Twitter.
“Yes, you heard me right…Joe Biden and @ReverendWarnock are spending $1.5 billion on “urban forestry” and raising taxes on those making under $200k to pay for it. Yes, I have a problem with that,” Walker tweeted.
Because voters who already decided they’re pulling the lever one way largely don’t read anyway, this could just be part of the Herschel Walker campaign blitz and designed to make the other side look like nutcases. It isn’t working out too well for Walker, sad to say.
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Despite what Herschel Walker says, we absolutely do NOT have enough trees, but we definitely have enough GOP morons like him in the Senate.
— BrooklynDad_Defiant!
(@mmpadellan) August 23, 2022
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Herschel Walker, the Republican candidate in what is likely the most competitive Senate race in the nation, just said he opposes measures to protect the environment because “we have enough trees around here.”
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) August 22, 2022
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Fox News just showed a poll that Herschel Walker is tied with Raphael Warnock in GA.
I had to rewind it. I couldn’t believe my ears or my eyes.
The poll?
Phillips Academy Poll.
Wait for it.
It’s a high school poll.
Fox News is publishing High School Polls!
What a joke.
— YS (@ReallyActivist) August 22, 2022
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Herschel Walker declined to debate cuz he said people would be watching Sunday Night Football
Debate is on Thurs
He said the climate bill is a hoax bc the money would go to trees
He said he only has 1 kid but he actually has 3 more
The GOP is grossly exploiting a guy with CTE
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) August 22, 2022
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Herschel Walker is against President Biden's climate policy because there are too many trees already. Seriously! I'm not joking. Please, Georgians vote for Senator Warnock. #DemVoice1 #OurBlueVoice #FreshResists
— Chris
(@HaroldsBro) August 22, 2022
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Herschel Walker is a prime example of how trump got elected. maga will vote for anyone that identifies as a republican no matter how stupid, ignorant, undereducated or under qualified.
— Grandpa (Unicorn glitter fairy farts) (@totalylosthere) August 23, 2022
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Herschel Walker on the climate change bill:
“They continue to try to fool you that they are helping you out. But they’re not. Because a lot of money it’s going to trees. Don’t we have enough trees around here?”
Ugh.
Sorry. No one this ignorant should be anywhere near the Senate.— Ken Olin (@kenolin1) August 22, 2022
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So Herschel Walker has claimed to have a “dry mist” to cure COVID. Now he claims we have too many trees. Raphael Warnock is GA’s 1st Black U.S. senator & has supported issues such as federal voting laws and Medicaid expansion. There’s only one choice. Vote Blue! #FreshWords
— LanaQuest aka RosaSparks (@LqLana) August 23, 2022
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Herschel Walker is totally unfit for office.
Georgia, please send Reverend Warnock back to the Senate in November.
— Erie Siobhan
(@ErieNotEerie) August 22, 2022
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BREAKING: MAGA Senate candidate Herschel Walker embarrasses himself AGAIN by stupidly attacking the idea of planting trees to absorb carbon and slow climate change, saying ""Don’t we have enough trees around here?” RT IF YOU THINK THAT HERSCHEL WALKER SHOULD DROP OUT OF HIS RACE!
— Occupy Democrats (@OccupyDemocrats) August 22, 2022
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