Christian Walker (Internet personality)

Christian Walker (born September 30, 1999)[1] is an American conservative internet personality. He is the son of football player Herschel Walker and an avid supporter of former President Donald Trump.

Christian Walker
Born (1999-09-30) September 30, 1999
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
EducationSouthern Methodist University
University of California, Los Angeles
Political partyRepublican
Parent(s)

Politics

Walker describes himself as a "free-speech radicalist" and a Christian "conservative populist".[2][3][4][5] Walker has also been outspoken in his support for Donald Trump.[6] Walker believes that black people are "more racist" than white people and supports building a wall between the United States and Mexico.[7][8] Walker filmed a complaint to President Joe Biden on the rising gas prices to his many followers on Instagram, a video that was then widely circulated and mocked online.[9]

Social media

As of January 2022, Walker had over 465,000 followers on Instagram. He amassed over 400,000 followers on TikTok by posting political commentary videos in a Starbucks drive-through. Walker was permanently suspended from the latter platform in February 2021. Walker has since returned to TikTok where he has amassed over 10,000 followers.[5]

In December of 2020, the official UCLA Twitter account tweeted, "UCLA’s Dean of Students is aware of remarks in which a student uses hurtful language on social media".[10] This was widely considered a response to numerous emails the Dean had received regarding Walker's online comments. Walker later posted a video claiming UCLA was persecuting him for not "falling into [their] communistic, totalitarian politics".[11]

Personal life

Walker is openly gay and is the son of former NFL player Herschel Walker.[6]

Walker is a student at the University of California, Los Angeles, having transferred from Southern Methodist University.[5] In high school, Walker participated in competitive cheerleading.

References
  1. "Interviewing Christian Walker". The Conservateur. July 26, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. Lincoln, Darrelle (August 25, 2020). "Herschel Walker's Son Goes on Massive Rant, Calls Jacob Blake a 'Crazy, Violent Criminal'". Total Pro Sports. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  3. "Kathy Griffin Drags Gay Son of NFL Legend Herschel Walker after Finger-Wagging Rant Claiming Trump Won Election". Towleroad Gay News. 17 December 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  4. Scott, Hank (October 20, 2020). "Gay Republicans, Including Some Social Media Stars, Will Be Marching in WeHo on Friday". WEHOville. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  5. Colyar, Brock (March 31, 2021). "Zooming with TikTok's Right-Wing Pundit". New York.
  6. Christiansen, Noah (October 24, 2020). "Gay Trump Supporters Late Night One Block WeHo March". Los Angeles Blade.
  7. "Herschel Walker's Son: "Black People Are More Racist Than White People"". 11 March 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  8. Christian Walker [@christianwalk1r] (January 21, 2021). "Biden stops building the wall that protects American citizens, just as they finish building his new walls in D.C." (Tweet). Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. Rao, Karishma. "Who is Christian Walker? Herschel Walker's son slammed for protesting against high gas prices in a $1200 Givenchy hoodie". Sportskeeda. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  10. @UCLA (December 18, 2020). "UCLA's Dean of Students is aware of remarks in which a student uses hurtful language on social media" (Tweet). Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
  11. "I won't be scared out of my freedom of speech, and I will never stop supporting my country". Facebook. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
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