Walker Says Diabetics Should ‘Eat Right’ When Asked About Insulin Costs
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Herschel Walker, Georgia’s Republican nominee for Senate, sparked backlash on social media after the first half of Friday night’s debate with Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock after saying that diabetics needed to be “eating right” in order for insulin to be effective.
Walker made the statement after a response from Warnock to a question on whether the senator took some responsibility for record inflation after supporting nearly every piece of legislation that has been pushed by the administration of President Joe Biden.
Warnock said he supported legislation, such as the Inflation Reduction Act, so families “don’t have to choose between buying medicine and buying groceries,” in reference to the legislation’s ability to cap the cost of prescription drugs for seniors on Medicare.
Walker, in response to the senator, stated that he did “believe in reducing” the cost of insulin.
“But at the same time you got to eat right,” Walker said. “Because [Warnock] may not know and I know many people that’s on insulin, and unless you [are] eating right? Insulin is doing you no good.”
Users on Twitter quickly pounced on Walker’s response, including Georgia State University law professor Anthony Kreis.
“Herschel Walker on effectively helping folks with diabetes: ‘eat right,'” Kreis tweeted Friday. “Good work.”
Georgia congressional candidate Chuck Enderlin also took to Twitter, writing: “Herschel Walker puts the ‘die’ in diabetes.”
Shannon Watts, founder of the organization Moms Demand Action, said that Walker didn’t “understand” diabetes, among other topics discussed.
“Things Herschel Walker doesn’t understand: abortion, diabetes, how the federal government works,” Watts wrote.
This is a developing story. It will be updated as more information becomes available.
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