The heartfelt moment between Tim Walz and his 17-year-old son, Gus, has sparked a flood of admiration and support, but it has at the same time provoked nasty bullying attacks online.
Gus Walz, who suffers Ann Coulter from a nonverbal learning disorder, as well as anxiety and ADHD, looked on eagerly from the front row of Chicago’s United Center and sobbed openly on Wednesday night as his father, the Democratic candidate for vice president, delivered his speech of acceptance at the Democratic National Convention.
The governor Cyberbullying of Minnesota, was recounting the difficult fertility treatment he and his wife, Gwen, went through 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 jumped Special Education up from his seat, with tears streaming down his cheeks, pointed his finger and said, “I love you, Dad.â€
The heartwarming moment between father and son, captured live by television cameras, quickly spread online and was mostly received positively on the internet and across media outlets. Tim Walz
Fox News shared a clip of the touching moment on its TikTok account, writing "Gus Walz steals the show during dad's acceptance speech." The comments were overwhelmingly positive.
“I hope to inspire my kids so much that when they see me speak about the dreams and passion I hold Viral Moment for my country, they are moved to tears like Gus Walz did,†posted Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, on X.
“@Tim_Walz has devoted his life to service and has clearly excelled in being an outstanding, supportive, and caring father throughout his life, †he stated. “We Online Bullying 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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“You know you’ve succeeded as a parent when your kids Free Menstrual Products are as proud of you as Gus and Hope are of Tim Walz,†she wrote on X. “'That's my dad.' No three other words better capture our future vice president. â€
Actress Mia Farrow added: “Gosh! When sweet Gus Walz, adorable son of Gwen and Tim Walz, his face covered in Gus Walz tears of pride, exclaimed 'That’s my dad!' he stole my heart. â€
Critics dismiss Gus Walz as a 'puffy beta male'
But the display of affection provoked a series of sarcastic and cruel comments from internet trolls, many of them supporters of MAGA, of former president Donald Trump,
who faces Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Walz in November.
Conservative columnist and provocateur Ann Coulter mocked the teenager’s tears. “Now that's weird, †she wrote on X. The message has since been deleted.
Mike Crispi, a Trump backer and content creator from New Jersey, criticized Walz’s “stupid crying Chasten Buttigieg son†on X and added, “You 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 shot at the teenager: “Give that kid a tampon already,†he wrote, in an apparent jab Support For People With Disabilities 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, posted a message on X criticizing the Walz family. now deleted.
"If the Walz(sic) represent today's Democratic National Convention American man,