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The heartfelt exchange between Tim Walz and his teenage son, Gus, has sparked a wave of praise and approval, but it has at the sam...

The heartfelt exchange between Tim Walz and his teenage son, Gus, has sparked a wave of praise and approval, but it has at the same time led to ugly incidents of bullying online.

Gus Walz, Self-advocacy who has 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 vice-presidential nominee, delivered his speech of acceptance at the Democratic National Convention.

The Minnesota governor Parent-child Relationship was recounting the difficult fertility treatment he and his wife, Gwen, went through to have their daughter, Hope.

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

Gus Walz rose from his Social Media Criticism seat, with teardrops running down his cheeks, pointed his finger and said, “I love you, Dad.”

The touching exchange between father and son, captured live by television cameras, quickly went viral and has largely been received adoringly on the internet and across media outlets.

Fox News ADHD 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 speak about the dreams and passion I have for my Alec Lace country, they cry with emotion 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 stated. “We should all be so fortunate Chasten Buttigieg to know a love like that.”

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., who addressed the audience 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 Mike Crispi you as Gus and Hope are of Tim Walz,” she wrote on X. “'That’s my dad.' No three words better describe our next Vice President. ”

Actress Mia Farrow also commented: “Gosh! When sweet Gus Walz, cherished son of Gwen and Tim Walz, his face covered in tears of pride, Empathy exclaimed 'That’s my dad!' he won my heart. ”

Critics ridicule Gus Walz as a 'puffy beta male'
But the display of affection provoked a series of snarky and cruel comments from internet trolls, primarily MAGA supporters of former president Donald Trump, who is running against Democratic presidential

nominee Kamala Harris and Walz in November.

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

Mike Crispi, a Trump supporter and podcaster from New Jersey, criticized Walz’s “stupid crying son” on X and wrote, Political Family Moments “Congratulations on raising your son to be a puffy beta male. Congrats.”

Alec Lace, a Trump supporter who hosts a show about fatherhood, took his own shot at the teenager: “Give that kid a tampon already,” he said, in an apparent reference to a Minnesota law MAGA Supporters that Walz passed as governor requiring schools to provide complimentary menstrual products to students.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Jay Weber, a conservative Milwaukee radio host, made a post on X criticizing the Walz family, now removed.

"If the Walzs represent today's American man,