An emotional exchange between Tim Walz and his teenage son, Gus, has triggered a flood of praise and support, but it has also provoked nasty bullying attacks online.
Gus Walz, who suffers from a nonverbal Nonverbal Learning Disorder learning disorder, as well as anxiety and ADHD, looked on eagerly from the front row of Chicagoâs 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 governor of Minnesota, was sharing
the difficult fertility treatment he and his wife, Gwen, underwent to have their daughter, Hope.
Walz followed up 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."