Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee from Georgia for the U.S. Senate, revealed that he has two more previously unknown children.
Walker says he has four children, only one of which was previously known.
This is the second time this week that Walker has admitted to having children out of wedlock after media reports of their existence.
Prior to this week, Walker had only mentioned his son, Christian, in public.
Walker has a secret 10-year-old son that he hasn't played an active role in raising.
The Daily Beast reported on Thursday that there is a third son out of wedlock. Walker's daughter is now an adult and he was a star running back on the University of Georgia football team.
The Daily Beast reported that the ages of the children were incorrect.
He said in a statement released by his campaign that he didn't tell voters about his other children because it would expose them to unwanted attention. CNBC asked how many women had children by Walker, but the campaign didn't reply.
I have a lot of kids. Walker mentioned three sons and a daughter.
They are my children, and they are not 'undisclosed'. I adore them all and support them all. He said that he confirmed this when he was appointed to the President's Council on Sports Fitness and Nutrition.
They were not used as props to win a political campaign. I don't know what parent would want their child involved in gutter politics.
I don't discuss my kids with reporters to win a campaign. That is out of line. Walker said that he could take the heat, but left his kids alone.
It is not uncommon for U.S. political candidates to not reveal their children's names when running for office.
Walker apologized to the African American community because the fatherless home is a major problem.
Walker had said in a previous interview that men need to become fathers to children in neighborhoods with no fathers.
As he continues to be criticized for making disputed claims about this business record and other aspects of his life, Walker has disclosed his heretofore unknown kids.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on Monday that Walker had claimed in speeches and statements that he had been an FBI agent, as well as working for the police and the county.
I worked for law enforcement as well. In the year 2019. I went to the FBI training school. Y'all didn't know I was an agent.
Walker has never been employed by the FBI.
The FBI did not respond to questions about Walker, according to the newspaper.
A campaign spokeswoman told the AJC that Walker has supported and worked with law enforcement for a long time, including speaking to police about mental health.
The spokeswoman said that Walker was an "honorary deputy in Cobb County along with three other Georgia counties."
The false claim that Walker graduated from college was deleted by his campaign.
In April, The Daily Beast published a story titled, "Herschel Walker claims to own companies that don't exist", which exposed "previously unexamined, and particularly egregious, false claims" by the candidate.
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