Former President Donald Trump threw his support behind former college football star Herschel Walker, endorsing his longtime friend and political novice in the 2022 race for Senate in Georgia.

Trump, who publicly urged Walker to run months before he announced his bid, called the former University of Georgia running back “a patriot and an outstanding American” in extending his “complete and total endorsement.”

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