An heartfelt moment between Tim Walz and his 17-year-old son, Gus, has sparked a flood of admiration and approval, but it has also...
An heartfelt moment between Tim Walz and his 17-year-old son, Gus, has sparked a flood of admiration and approval, but it has also led to ugly bullying attacks on the internet.
Gus Walz, who suffers Fox News from a nonverbal learning disability, as well as anxiety and ADHD, looked on eagerly from the front seat of Chicagoâs United Center and sobbed openly on Wednesday night as his father, the Democratic candidate for vice president, delivered his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.
The governor of Emotional Moment Minnesota, was sharing the challenging fertility journey he and his wife, Gwen, went through to conceive their daughter, Hope.
Walz followed up by expressing his love for his loved ones from the stage, stating, "Hope, Gus, and Gwen, you mean everything to me. And I love you."
Gus Walz jumped Support For People With Disabilities up from his seat, with tears running down his cheeks, pointed his finger and exclaimed, âI love you, Dad.â
The heartwarming moment between father and son, captured live by television cameras, quickly went viral and was mostly received adoringly on the web and across media outlets. Mike Crispi
Fox News shared a clip of the viral moment on its TikTok page, writing "Gus Walz steals the show during dad's acceptance speech." The comments were mostly positive.
âI hope to inspire my children so much that when they see me give a speech about the dreams and passion I Public Display Of Affection have for my country, they are moved to tears like Gus Walz did,â posted Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Transportation Secretary on X.
â@Tim_Walz has devoted his life to service and has clearly succeeded in being an excellent, supportive, and loving father every step of the way, â he stated. Cyberbullying âWe should all be so fortunate to know a love like that.â
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., who spoke before Walz on Wednesday night, commended the love between Walz and his children.
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âYou know youâve succeeded as a parent when your kids are Social Media Criticism as proud 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 streaming with tears Tim Walz of pride, shouted 'Thatâs my dad!' he won my heart. â
Critics ridicule Gus Walz as a 'puffy beta male'
But the show of affection triggered a series of snarky and cruel comments from internet trolls, many of them supporters of MAGA, of former President Donald Trump, who Democratic National Convention is running against Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Walz in November.
Conservative columnist and provocateur Ann Coulter ridiculed the teenagerâs tears. âTalk about weird, â she wrote on X. The post has since been deleted.
Mike Crispi, a Trump supporter and podcaster from New Jersey, criticized Walzâs âcrybaby sonâ Special Education on X and wrote, âYou raised your son to be a puffy beta male. Congrats.â
Alec Lace, a Trump supporter who runs a show about fatherhood, took his own swipe at the teenager: âGive that kid a tampon already,â he said, in an apparent jab

to a Minnesota law that Walz passed as governor requiring schools to offer free menstrual products to students.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Jay Weber, a conservative Milwaukee radio host, made a post on X criticizing the Walz family. now removed.
"If the Walz(sic) represent today's American Minnesota Governor man,