"That's my dad!": Gus Walz tearfully cheers on his father as he accepts Democratic VP nomination

Gus Walz sat successful the beforehand enactment for the biggest infinitesimal of his father's life, and his pridefulness exploded retired of him.

CHICAGO -- Gus Walz sat successful the beforehand enactment for the biggest infinitesimal of his father's life, and his pridefulness exploded retired of him.

"That's my dad!" the 17-year-old yelled. He stood, tears streaming down his face, and pointed to his father, Tim Walz, the politician of Minnesota, who was accepting the Democratic information for vice president successful a code to thousands of radical successful a packed arena and millions much watching astatine home.

Gus Walz cries arsenic his begetter Democratic vice statesmanlike nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, successful Chicago.

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The teen's exuberance captured hearts and went viral, becoming possibly the defining representation of his father's code and further humanizing a moving mate picked by Vice President Kamala Harris successful nary tiny portion for his everyman appeal.

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Gus wept done overmuch of his father's speech, and erstwhile it was over, climbed connected signifier with his household and wrapped his dada successful a choky carnivore hug, burying his look successful his shoulder.

Gus is simply a precocious schoolhouse senior. His parents precocious disclosed to People mag helium has a non-verbal learning disorder, ADHD and an anxiousness disorder. But they called his information "his concealed power" and said he's "brilliant" and poised for success. He got his driver's licence past fall.

When Tim Walz was elected governor, Gus cheered due to the fact that it meant helium could get a dog. They adopted a achromatic laboratory named Scout a fewer months later.

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Gus Walz is getting his ain crook successful the spotlight aft his older sister, 23-year-old Hope Walz, delighted Americans with the playful societal media videos she filmed with their dad.

Tim Walz talks often astir the fertility treatments his wife, Gwen, underwent to get large with Hope, a travel helium says inspired her name. As helium told the communicative Wednesday, Hope made a bosom with her hands and held it implicit her chest.

"Hope, Gus and Gwen," Walz said to his family, "you are my full world, and I emotion you."