U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock tried to make the most of Republican Herschel Walker’s absence at the Atlanta Press Club debate on Sunday by using the platform to direct withering criticism at the empty lectern representing the GOP nominee.
From the very start of the hourlong debate, Warnock pilloried Walker for rejecting the invitation, saying that “half of being a senator is showing up.” Warnock assailed Walker’s opposition to student debt relief and the federal climate and health care measure.
And he sharpened his criticism of Walker’s history of violent behavior, scoffing at the Republican’s remark that he’s been “redeemed” since he threatened his ex-wife and other women despite repeatedly refusing to discuss his past.
