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Greg Evans
Oct 16, 2022
Herschel Walker apparently pulls out badge during debate
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Republican Georgia senate candidate Herschel Walker has unwittingly found himself at the centre of one of the biggest meme trends on Twitter right now after he pulled out a badge during his Friday night debate with Sen. Raphael Warnock.
The former NFL player was accused of by his opponent of previously pretending to be a member of law enforcement. Walker responded by showing what he said was an honourary police badge but he was soon criticised by moderator Tina Tyus-Shaw, as the use of props is against the rules of the debate.
Walker protested this and claimed that the badge was not a prop and that it was "real."
After the debate, the consensus was that the winner of the debate was a split decision however Walker's little badge incident proved to be more than enough to spark the internet into action and memes of Walker were soon flooding Twitter, with politicians like Ilhan Omar and news hosts Joy Reid even joining in.
\u201cThank you internet.\u201d— Bob Cesca (@Bob Cesca) 1665848566
\u201cThe oldest sibling, when mom leaves the house\u201d— Michael Harriot (@Michael Harriot) 1665848265
\u201chttps://t.co/RGwz3kdqmT\u201d— Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan Omar) 1665865313
\u201cMy god, the internet is having a field day with this.\u201d— Mueller, She Wrote (@Mueller, She Wrote) 1665798116
\u201cYooooo \ud83e\udd23\ud83d\udc80\u201d— Wu-Tang is for the Children (@Wu-Tang is for the Children) 1665853846
\u201cHerschel Walker lowering expectations: Sen. Raphael Warnock will "show up and embarrass me at the debate."\n\nHerschel Walker at the debate: Actually I got this.\u201d— The Recount (@The Recount) 1665796244
\u201c\ud83d\ude1c\u201d— Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid \ud83d\ude37 (@Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid \ud83d\ude37) 1665845523
\u201cLMFAOOO, the internet remains undefeated\nhttps://t.co/5zChBvilli\u201d— BrooklynDad_Defiant!\u262e\ufe0f (@BrooklynDad_Defiant!\u262e\ufe0f) 1665817841
\u201cCheck your kids' Halloween candy! I just found Herschel Walker's honorary police badge in this candy bar.\u201d— Jackson Boaz (@Jackson Boaz) 1665790621
\u201c@PalmerReport My contribution\u201d— Palmer Report (@Palmer Report) 1665798957
\u201cOh my god.\nHerschel Walker has another fake ID.\nThere's NO WAY Adventure Bay would give this clown a badge.\u201d— Steve Marmel (@Steve Marmel) 1665852044
\u201c@funder\u201d— Scott Dworkin (@Scott Dworkin) 1665837876
\u201cThe pretend cop brought a prop badge \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\u201d— BrooklynDad_Defiant!\u262e\ufe0f (@BrooklynDad_Defiant!\u262e\ufe0f) 1665803627
\u201cTV Guide\n5 PM\nWalker, Texas Faker\n\nIn this episode Cordell Walker boldly declares he is a real cop, while flashing a kids toy badge he found in a cereal box. Herschell thinks real cops beat up their wives and put guns to their heads, but only Republican cops do that\u201d— Tomi T Ahonen Standing With Ukraine (@Tomi T Ahonen Standing With Ukraine) 1665820104
As per Media ITE, Walker has previously claimed that he was an FBI agent before later adding that the claim was a 'joke'. After the debate, he said that he has received numerous badges for his work in law enforcement. In August, he tweeted an image of a Special Deputy Sherrif badge that he received from the Cobb County Sheriff's Office, despite the title coming with no official authority.
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