As Georgians Observe Memorial Day and Honor Service Members, Walker’s Connection to For-Profit Program That Preyed on Veterans Continues to Come Under Fire

As Memorial Day passes, Walker’s connection to a private hospital chain’s for-profit program that preyed on veterans is coming under renewed scrutiny. Last week, the Associated Press released a bombshell report that revealed Walker made a fortune last year as spokesman for a for-profit program called Patriot Support, which “preyed upon veterans and service members.” 

Walker claims to have founded the program and to have personally treated thousands of soldiers, the latest in a series of exaggerations from his “dramatically inflated…record as a businessman” to “untrue” claims about his academic success. 

Read the bombshell report here, and catch up on the wave of coverage below.

AP: HERSCHEL WALKER’S TIES TO VETERANS PROGRAM FACE SCRUTINY

• Fox News National: “An Associated Press investigation looked into a for-profit veterans group that Walker was once associated with. AP says the group was preying on veterans and defrauding the government.”

• Fox 5 Atlanta:  “[Walker] boasts of that charity work. His organization aims to help members of the military who struggle with mental health…but the Associated Press reports it’s not a charity at all, it’s an arm of a for-profit hospital chain. Court documents show the company has a checkered history, treating veterans and reached a $100 million settlement after the justice department sued for improperly treating patients.”

• WJCL 22 Savannah: “Herschel Walker is under fire…the Republican candidate says he created a program to help members of the military who struggle with mental health, it’s called Patriot Support, but according to the AP, court filings and company documents show Walker did not found the program, it’s also not a charity…The program is an arm of a for-profit hospital chain and court documents reveal the company reached a $122 million settlement after the Justice Department sued for improperly treating patients.”

• WTVC 9 Chattanooga: “Herschel Walker has boasted about his charity work, helping members of the military who struggle with mental health…court filings show Walker did not found it. It’s also not a charity, it’s an arm for a for-profit hospital chain. Documents show they reached a $122 million settlement after the Justice Department sued for improperly treating patients.”

• More coverage on Walker’s veteran controversy in Georgia and all across the country:

• MSNBC: Questions about ‘charity’ become Herschel Walker’s newest problem
• Daily Kos: Herschel Walker, the face of a program that duped vets, says he wants a total ban on abortion
• Stars and Stripes: Herschel Walker’s ties to veterans program face scrutiny
• Fox 5 Atlanta: Herschel Walker’s ties to veterans program face scrutiny
• Huffington Post: Herschel Walker’s ties to veterans program face scrutiny
• WJCL 22 Savannah: Herschel Walker’s ties to veterans program face scrutiny
• Atlanta Voice: Herschel Walker’s ties to veterans program face scrutiny
• The Grio: Herschel Walker’s ties to veterans program face scrutiny

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