Herschel Walker was admonished by the debate’s moderator for using a prop after U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock accused him of spreading lies that he served in law enforcement.

It started when Warnock spoke of his support for police officers during an exchange about public safety.

“One thing that I have not done -- I’ve never pretended to be a police officer,” said Warnock. “And I’ve never threatened a shootout with police.”

It’s a reference to a 21-year-old police report in which Walker talked about “having a shoot-out with police” and the Republican’s false claim he served in law enforcement.

At that point, Walker took out a badge as he started to say he works with “many police officers.” A moderator interjected, telling Walker to put away the badge because it violated debate rules.

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