The former NFL star defended Trump and insisted the president was not racist and that some of his comments had been misinterpreted.
Former NFL star Herschel Walker has renewed his support for President Donald Trump, claiming he was “the best guy to run this country” and dismissing the suggestions the president was a racist. The two-time Pro Bowl selection has never been reluctant to throw his weight behind the president and with less than two weeks until the presidential election on November 3, Walker said Trump had been misrepresented by the media. “It’s sad, and that’s the reason why I got involved. I want America to know the truth. Donald Trump is not a racist,” the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner told former FOX Sports host Clay Travis on OutKick, a newly launched website focusing on politics and sports. “It’s tough because we have become so political today, and the worst thing that you can say to someone today is that ‘he’s a racist.’ They take bits and parts of a speech and they try to make him a racist, and that’s what’s very, very sad to me and the reason I got involved.” Trump has repeatedly been criticized for his failure to condemn far-right groups such as the Proud Boys or self-proclaimed vigilantes, such as Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who fatally shot two people as he opened fire on protesters who were demanding justice following the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Conversely, the president has been an outspoken critic of NFL, NBA and MLB players kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racism, suggesting they were all disrespecting the flag.
