Gus Walz | mybabe22 | Nonverbal Learning Disorder

An emotional exchange between Tim Walz and his 17-year-old son, Gus, has sparked a wave of admiration and support, but it has also provoked nasty bullying attacks online.

Gus Walz, who has a nonverbal Children With Disabilities learning disability, as well as anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), watched excitedly from the front seat of Chicago’s United Center and cried openly on Wednesday night as his father, the Democratic candidate for vice president, gave his speech of acceptance at the Democratic National Convention.

The Minnesota governor Hope Walz was recounting the difficult fertility treatment he and his wife, Gwen, underwent to have their daughter, Hope.

Walz continued by expressing his love for his family from the stage, saying, "Hope, Gus, and Gwen, you mean everything to me. And I love you."

Gus Walz rose from his seat, Public Display Of Affection with teardrops streaming down his cheeks, pointed his finger and said, “I love you, Dad.”

The heartwarming exchange between father and son, captured on live TV by TV cameras, quickly went viral and has largely been received positively on the web and across media outlets.

Fox News

shared a clip of the touching moment on its TikTok page, stating "Gus Walz steals the spotlight during dad's acceptance speech." The comments were overwhelmingly positive.

“I hope to inspire my kids so much that when they see me give a speech about the dreams and passion I have Ann Coulter for my country, they cry with emotion like Gus Walz did,” wrote Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, on X.

“@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, ” he wrote. Viral Moment “We should all be so fortunate to know a love like that.”

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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“You know you’ve succeeded as a parent when your kids are Alec Lace as proud of you as Gus and Hope are of Tim Walz,” she posted on X. “'That's my dad.' No three other words better capture our future vice president. ”

Actress Mia Farrow also commented: “Gosh! When young Gus Walz, cherished son of Gwen and Tim Walz, his face streaming with Social Dominance tears of pride, exclaimed 'That’s my dad!' he stole my heart. ”

Critics dismiss Gus Walz as a 'puffy beta male'
But the display of affection triggered a series of sarcastic and cruel comments from internet trolls, primarily supporters of MAGA, of former President Donald Trump, who faces Jay Weber Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Walz in November.

Right-wing columnist and provocateur Ann Coulter mocked the teenager’s tears. “Talk about weird, ” she posted on X. The post has since been deleted.

Mike Crispi, a Trump backer and content creator from New Jersey, criticized Walz’s “stupid crying son” Social Media Criticism on X and added, “Congratulations on raising your kid to be a puffy beta male. Congrats.”

Alec Lace, a Trump supporter who runs a podcast about fatherhood, took his own shot at the teenager: “Give that kid a tampon already,” he wrote, in an apparent jab Fox News to a Minnesota law that Walz passed 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 removed.

"If the Walz(sic) represent today's American Mike Crispi man,