Former NFL star Herschel Walker has launched his bid for the Georgia Senate after Donald Trump said that his politics "would be unstoppable." The Republican, 59, will now be challenging Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock in the state with the backing of the former president, <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/3535243/herschel-walker-running-for-senate-with-trump-support/">The Sun</a> reports. "He would be unstoppable, just like he was when he played for the Georgia Bulldogs, and in the NFL. He is also a GREAT person. Run Herschel, run!" the former POTUS, 75, said in a March statement. The paperwork for Walker's bid was filed on Tuesday, August 24, at the Federal Election Commission, <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/24/politics/georgia-senate-race-herschel-walker-fec/index.html">CNN</a> reports, adding that he could be the frontrunner for the position with Trump's backing. <img class="wp-image-1263123910 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/08/Senate-Bid-1.jpg" alt="Donald Trump and Herschel Walker." width="760" height="577" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Alamy / REUTERS]] The 1982 Heisman Trophy winner has also been an adamant Trump supporter, and in December, he tweeted in support of Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the result of the 2020 election. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/HerschelWalker/status/1344408041488326657]] Randy Evans, the former US ambassador to Luxembourg in the Trump administration, said: "This could be the most important filing for the most important race in the country. "It is the signal Georgia Republicans have been waiting on and the one the Democratic Senatorial Committee feared most." "Herschel Walker understands the predicament our country is now in and the importance of those who love this country to step forward and do what it takes to save it," Evans added. However, despite Walker's bid, <a href="https://www.axios.com/herschel-walker-georgia-senate-warnock-trump-1fb00efb-b3d0-4826-ad97-ee662340ad48.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Axios</a> reports that he only recently moved to Georgia and became an official resident just last week. Listen to Walker's speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention:  [[youtubewidget||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7pxx6uokp8]] <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/3535243/herschel-walker-running-for-senate-with-trump-support/">The Sun</a> reports that in February he shared his opinion about reparations being paid to Black Americans at a congressional hearing being held for House Resolution. "We use black power to create white guilt," he said. "My approach is biblical... how can I ask my Heavenly Father to forgive me if I can't forgive my brother? "America is the greatest country in the world for me, a melting pot of a lot of great races, a lot of great minds that have come together with different ideas to make Americans the greatest country on Earth." "Reparations teach separation. Slavery ended over 130 years ago," he added. <h6>Featured image credit: Alamy / Sipa US</h6>

Ex-NFL star Herschel Walker launches Georgia Senate bid after Trump said his politics 'would be unstoppable'

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