Trump nominates former US Senator Herschel Walker as ambassador to the Bahamas
Written by Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Herschel Walker, a football star he previously endorsed in the 2022 Senate race in Georgia, as the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas, Trump said on his Truth Social forum on Tuesday.
Republican Walker lost the 2022 race to Democratic US Senator Raphael Warnock in Georgia.
Walker was one of Trump’s first recommendations for 2022. He was strongly anti-abortion and faced allegations that he paid two women to have abortions after impregnating them, which he denies.
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He was widely known for his gaffes on policy issues and his sometimes baffling singing, including one riff on werewolves and vampires.
The United States established diplomatic relations with the Bahamas in 1973 following its independence from the United Kingdom.
About 80% of the 7 million tourists who visit the Bahamas each year come from the United States, according to the State Department, which adds that the two countries’ trade relationship is approximately $7.3 billion annually with a US trade surplus of $1 billion. 3.8.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Michael Perry)
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