ATLANTA >> Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee for Senate in Georgia, who has been a frequent critic of absentee fathers, especially in Black households, has acknowledged that he is the father of a second son he had not previously mentioned publicly, as well as an adult daughter who was born when he was in his early 20s.

The revelation, reported Thursday by The Daily Beast, is the second this week about children Walker has fathered but did not publicly disclose. The outlet reported on Tuesday about a 10-year-old son of Walker’s with whom he is not in contact.

On Wednesday, Walker’s campaign shared with the news outlet a form that he filled out in 2018 in order for him to be appointed to former President Donald Trump’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition. It listed the names of four children: his 22-year-old son Christian, whom Walker has often talked about on the campaign trail; the 10-year-old son; a 13-year-old child; and an adult daughter.

The Daily Beast withheld the names of the children and their mothers out of privacy concerns.

“I have four children,” Walker said in a statement to The New York Times. “Three sons and a daughter. They’re not ‘undisclosed’ — they’re my kids. I support them all and love them all. I’ve never denied my children.”

He added: “Saying I hide my children because I don’t discuss them with reporters to win a campaign? That’s outrageous. I can take the heat, that’s politics — but leave my kids alone.”