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The heartfelt moment between Tim Walz and his 17-year-old son, Gus, has sparked a wave of admiration and support, but it has also led to nasty bullying attacks online.

Gus Walz, who suffers from

a nonverbal learning disability, as well as anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), looked on eagerly from the front seat of Chicago’s 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 Gus Walz governor of Minnesota, was recounting the challenging fertility journey he and his wife, Gwen, underwent to conceive their daughter, Hope.

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

Gus Walz jumped up Cyberbullying from his seat, with tears streaming down his cheeks, pointed his finger and said, “I love you, Dad.”

The touching exchange between father and son, captured live by TV cameras, quickly spread online and was mostly received positively on the web and in the media.

Fox Parent-child Relationship News posted a video 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 children so much that when they see me speak about the dreams and passion I hold for Fox News my country, they are moved to tears like Gus Walz did,” wrote Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Transportation Secretary on X.

“@Tim_Walz has devoted his life to service and has clearly succeeded in being an outstanding, supportive, and loving father throughout his life, ” he wrote. “We should all be so Alec Lace fortunate to know a love like that.”

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., who spoke before Walz on Wednesday night, praised the bond between Walz and his children.

More: Who is Gus Walz and what does having a non-verbal learning disorder mean?

“You know you’ve succeeded as a parent when your kids are as proud of Gwen Walz 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 added: “Gosh! When sweet Gus Walz, cherished son of Gwen and Tim Walz, his face streaming with tears of pride, Nonverbal Learning Disorder exclaimed 'That’s my dad!' he stole my heart. ”

Critics dismiss Gus Walz as a 'puffy beta male'
But the display of affection provoked a wave of sarcastic and nasty comments from online trolls, primarily supporters of MAGA, of former president Donald Trump, who is running against Democratic Trolls On Social Media presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Walz in November.

Conservative columnist and provocative commentator Ann Coulter mocked the teenager’s tears. “Now that's weird, ” she posted on X. The post has since been deleted.

Mike Crispi, a Trump supporter and content creator from New Jersey, mocked Walz’s “stupid crying son” on Minnesota Governor X and added, “You raised your kid to be a puffy beta male. Congrats.”

Alec Lace, a Trump follower who runs a show about fatherhood, took his own shot at the teenager: “Give that kid a tampon already,” he wrote, in an apparent reference to a Self-advocacy Minnesota law that Walz signed as governor requiring educational institutions to offer free menstrual products to students.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel mentioned that Jay Weber, a conservative radio host in Milwaukee, posted a message on X criticizing the Walz family, now deleted.

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