The emotional moment between Tim Walz and his teenage son, Gus, has triggered a wave of praise and support, but it has at the same...
The emotional moment between Tim Walz and his teenage son, Gus, has triggered a wave of praise and support, but it has at the same time led to ugly incidents of bullying on the internet.
Gus Political Family Moments Walz, who suffers from a nonverbal learning disability, as well as anxiety and ADHD, looked on eagerly from the front row of Chicagoâs United Center and sobbed openly on Wednesday night as his father, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, gave his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.
The Minnesota governor Free Menstrual Products was sharing the difficult fertility treatment he and his wife, Gwen, underwent to have their daughter, Hope.
Walz followed up by expressing his love for his family from the stage, saying, "Hope, Gus, and Gwen, you are my entire world. And I love you."
Gus Walz jumped up from his seat, Special Education with teardrops streaming down his cheeks, pointed his finger and exclaimed, âI love you, Dad.â
The touching exchange between father and son, captured on live TV by television cameras, quickly went viral and was mostly received adoringly on the internet and across media outlets.
Fox News shared Viral Moment a clip of the touching moment on its TikTok account, writing "Gus Walz steals the spotlight during dad's acceptance speech." The comments were overwhelmingly positive.
âI hope to inspire my children so much that when they see me give a speech about the dreams and passion I have for my Nonverbal Learning Disorder country, they are moved to tears like Gus Walz did,â posted Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Transportation Secretary on X.
â@Tim_Walz has dedicated his life to service and has clearly succeeded in being an excellent, supportive, and loving father every step of the way, â he stated. âWe should all be so Gwen Walz lucky to know a love like that.â
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., who addressed the audience before Walz on Wednesday night, praised the bond between Walz and his children.
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âYou know youâve succeeded as a parent when your kids are as proud Social Dominance of you as Gus and Hope are of Tim Walz,â she posted on X. â'That's my dad.' No three other words better capture our next Vice President. â
Actress Mia Farrow added: âGosh! When young Gus Walz, adorable son of Gwen and Tim Walz, his face covered in tears of pride, Anxiety shouted 'Thatâs my dad!' he won my heart. â
Critics dismiss Gus Walz as a 'puffy beta male'
But the display of affection triggered a wave of sarcastic and cruel comments from internet trolls, many of them supporters of MAGA, of former President Donald Trump, who is running against

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Walz in November.
Right-wing columnist and provocative commentator Ann Coulter mocked the teenagerâs tears. âTalk about weird, â she wrote on X. The message has since been deleted.
Mike Crispi, a Trump supporter and podcaster from New Jersey, mocked Walzâs âcrybaby sonâ on X and Chasten Buttigieg wrote, âYou raised your kid to be a blubbering beta male. Congrats.â
Alec Lace, a Trump supporter who runs a podcast about fatherhood, took his own shot at the teenager: âGet that kid a tampon already,â he said, in an apparent jab to a Minnesota state law Emotional Moment that Walz passed as governor requiring educational institutions to offer complimentary menstrual products to students.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel mentioned that Jay Weber, a conservative radio host in Milwaukee, made a post on X criticizing the Walz family. now deleted.
"If the Walz(sic) represent today's American man,