On Tuesday, Senate Republicans confirmed former NFL player Herschel Walker as the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas, ignoring his history of lying, weird statements, and multiple accusations of domestic abuse.

The confirmation vote succeeded on a party line basis, with a group of nominations, including Walker’s, receiving 51 votes in favor and 47 opposed. No Democrats supported Walker.

He’s the first ambassador to the Bahamas in 15 years due to a series of stalled nominations in the Senate across multiple presidential administrations, rather than any diplomatic issue with the Bahamas itself.

Walker’s appointment comes three years after he lost the U.S. Senate race in Georgia to Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in 2022. Walker was President Donald Trump’s handpicked candidate for the race, w

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