Herschel Walker: 'It's very important to have the backing of President Trump'

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Herschel Walker: It's 'very important' to have the backing of Trump

U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker, R-Ga., discusses Trump's endorsement and his efforts to put America first.

U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker, R-Ga., discusses former President Trump's endorsement as he prepares for a Senate battle to restore America’s values, arguing it’s time for someone who cares about the country to take over during an appearance on "Fox & Friends Weekend" Sunday.

HERSCHEL WALKER: It's very important to have the endorsement of President Trump, because I think President Trump knows that I can get the job done here in Georgia. You know, I've known President Trump for a long time. This is not something that he's known me just to say that he wanted me to run for that Senate seat. But he's known me since the early 80s that he knows that I'm going to get into Washington and I'm going to do what's right.

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You know, I don't know whether Raphael Warnock is a Marxist, but I do know that that I'm a better man for the job. I think he's had a position for a little bit. And now it's time for someone to take over that care about America. 

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You know, that's one of the basic things I think we need to put people in office. They got to care about America first. They got to care about the Constitution. They got to care about our basic rights. Those are the things that right now that we're losing.

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