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An heartfelt moment between Tim Walz and his 17-year-old son, Gus, has triggered a wave of admiration and approval, but it has at the same time led to ugly bullying attacks on the internet.

Gus Walz, Political Family Moments who suffers from a nonverbal learning disorder, along with anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), looked on eagerly from the front seat of Chicago’s United Center and cried openly on Wednesday night as his father, the Democratic candidate for vice president, delivered his acceptance speech at the Democratic Social Media Criticism National Convention.

The governor of Minnesota, was recounting the challenging fertility journey he and his wife, Gwen, went through to conceive their daughter, Hope.

Walz continued by expressing his love for his family from the stage, saying, "Hope, Gus, and Gwen, you are my entire world. And I love you."

Gus Walz Kamala Harris rose from his seat, with tears 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 internet and in

the media.

Fox News posted a clip of the viral 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 have Cyberbullying for my country, they are moved to tears like Gus Walz did,” wrote Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, on X.

“@Tim_Walz has dedicated his life to service and has clearly succeeded in being an outstanding, supportive, and caring father throughout his life, ” he wrote. “We Trolls On Social Media should all be so lucky to know a love like that.”

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

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

Actress Mia Farrow also commented: “Gosh! When sweet Gus Walz, adorable son of Gwen and Tim Walz, his face streaming with tears of pride, Self-advocacy shouted 'That’s my dad!' he stole my heart. ”

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

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

Mike Crispi, a Trump backer and podcaster from New Jersey, mocked Walz’s “crybaby son” on X and added, “Congratulations on ADHD raising your kid to be a puffy beta male. Congrats.”

Alec Lace, a Trump follower who runs a podcast about fatherhood, took his own swipe at the teenager: “Get that kid a tampon already,” he wrote, in an apparent jab to a Minnesota state law that Walz Democratic National Convention passed as governor requiring schools to offer complimentary menstrual products to students.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Jay Weber, a conservative radio host in Milwaukee, made a post on X criticizing the Walz family. now deleted.

"If the Walzs represent today's American man,