An emotional exchange between Tim Walz and his 17-year-old son, Gus, has triggered a wave of praise and support, but it has at the...
An emotional exchange between Tim Walz and his 17-year-old 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. Chasten Buttigieg
Gus Walz, who suffers from a nonverbal learning disorder, along with anxiety and ADHD, looked on eagerly from the front seat of Chicagoâs United Center and cried openly on Wednesday night as his father, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, delivered his speech of acceptance at the Democratic National Convention.
The Trolls On Social Media Minnesota governor was recounting the challenging fertility journey he and his wife, Gwen, underwent to have their daughter, Hope.
Walz continued by declaring his love for his loved ones from the stage, saying, "Hope, Gus, and Gwen, you are my entire world. And I love you."
Gus Walz rose from Nonverbal Learning Disorder his seat, with tears running down his cheeks, pointed his index finger and said, âI love you, Dad.â
The touching moment between father and son, captured on live TV by television cameras, quickly spread online and has largely been received adoringly on the internet and in Children With Disabilities the media.
Fox News shared a clip of the viral moment on its TikTok page, stating "Gus Walz steals the spotlight during dad's acceptance speech." The comments were mostly positive.
âI hope to inspire my children so much that when they see me speak about the dreams and passion I Special Education hold for my country, they are moved to tears like Gus Walz did,â wrote Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, on X.
â@Tim_Walz has devoted his life to service and has clearly excelled in being an excellent, supportive, and loving father throughout his life, â he stated. Empathy âWe should all be so lucky to know a love like that.â
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., who addressed the audience before Walz on Wednesday night, commended the bond between Walz and his children.
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âYou know youâve succeeded as a parent when Social Dominance your kids are as proud of you as Gus and Hope are of Tim Walz,â she wrote on X. â'That's my dad.' No three other words better describe our next Vice President. â
Actress Mia Farrow also commented: âGosh! When sweet Gus Walz, adorable son of Gwen and Tim Walz, his Anxiety face covered in tears of pride, shouted 'Thatâs my dad!' he stole my heart. â
Critics ridicule Gus Walz as a 'puffy beta male'
But the show of affection provoked a wave of snarky and cruel comments from internet trolls, many of them MAGA supporters of former President Donald

Trump, who faces Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Walz in November.
Right-wing 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 content creator from New Jersey, mocked Walzâs Social Media Criticism âstupid crying sonâ on X and wrote, âCongratulations on raising your kid to be a blubbering beta male. Congrats.â
Alec Lace, a Trump supporter who runs a show about fatherhood, took his own shot at the teenager: âGet that kid a tampon already,â he wrote, in Cyberbullying an apparent reference to a Minnesota law that Walz signed as governor requiring schools to offer free menstrual products to students.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel mentioned that Jay Weber, a conservative Milwaukee radio host, made a post on X criticizing the Walz family. now deleted.
"If the Walz(sic) Minnesota Governor represent today's American man,