John Cornyn doubles down on support for embattled Georgia Republican Herschel Walker with Senate fundraising effort

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, left, and Herschel Walker, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Georgia. (Credit: Amna Ijaz/The Texas Trbune and Richard Burkhart/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS)

WASHINGTON — Texas’ senior U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has put together a $20 million fundraising operation to help the GOP take back the Senate in November, while doubling down on his support for the embattled Republican Herschel Walker of Georgia, who is accused of paying for a former girlfriend’s abortion.

Cornyn told The Texas Tribune he still supports Walker, who is running in Georgia against incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in a key race to the Republican plan to wrest control of the chamber. Democrats and Republicans each hold 50 seats in the Senate, but Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris serves as the tie-breaker.