Donald Trump names ex-NFL player as ambassador to the Bahamas despite viral gaffe at Republican rally Herschel Walker, the football legend who unsuccessfully ran for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, has been chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to be ambassador to the Bahamas.
Herschel Walker made an embarrassing error introducing Donald Trump in Georgia.
He campaigned for Trump this year in his home state of Georgia but went viral for mangling his introduction of the incoming President just days before people took to the polls.
Walker benefited during the campaign from nearly unmatched name recognition from his football career at the University of Georgia and in the NFL.
Before his infamous mix-up, Walker had paid tribute to Trump in a speech reflecting on their friendship.
