WATCH: Debate Moderator Saying Absent Herschel Walker Will Be ‘Represented by This Empty Podium’ Goes Viral

The Atlanta Press Club hosted a Georgia Senate debate Sunday night time, and one of the vital moderators had a viral moment after he introduced Republican candidate Herschel Walker — who had declined to seem — as being “represented by means of this empty podium.”

Walker had shown up on Friday to debate with the incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) — together with a striking second where he acquired scolded by means of a moderator for getting out a prop police badge — and received some begrudging praise and backhanded compliments for assembly the very low expectations he had set and for principally warding off the meandering word salads he had offered in recent press interviews.

Warnock blasted Walker for his no-show Sunday, posting a couple of tweets over the route of the day attacking him as “not able to characterize Georgia” and “too afraid to come back to the debate stage.”

But none of Warnock’s zingers landed moderately as viciously as moderator Scott Slade’s calm voice topic-of-factly introducing the candidates:

They’re, in alphabetical order: Chase Oliver, a Libertarian, he’s a businessman.

Herschel Walker, a Republican, is a businessman and former professional athlete. Mr. Walker has declined to participate and is represented through an empty podium.

Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, is the incumbent senator from Georgia.

The camera panned to each and every individual podium as Slade learn out the names, with Oliver and Warnock smiling as they had been introduced and the stars on the digital backdrop flying past as Walker’s podium stood alone.

The clip of Walker’s empty podium being offered went viral on Twitter Sunday evening, inspiring a brand new round of memes.

Unsurprisingly, Warnock’s campaign capitalized on his opponent’s no-exhibit, posting a video exhibiting a few moments of the lonely lectern.

Watch the video above, by means of PBS.

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