Gus Walz brought to tears, shares emotional moment with father Tim during DNC speech: ‘That’s my Dad’

Chicago — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz’s son, Gus, was in tears during his father’s Democratic National Convention speech on Wednesday night, as the two shared an emotional moment that garnered attention.

“Hope, Gus, Gwen, you all mean my world,” Waltz told his family in a speech after discussing the fertility treatments his wife underwent to have children. Cameras showed Waltz’s family getting emotional, with his son Gus pointing at his father in tears.

Gus then stood up and clapped, continuing to cry.

“That’s my dad,” Gus Waltz apparently said.

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The moment drew praise from social media users across the political spectrum.

“Forget politics,” says MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle Posted in X. “If watching 17-year-old Gus Waltz shed tears as he watched his father take the stage as a running mate doesn’t move you, then please move on.”

“Team Gus Waltz,” former White House press secretary Jen Psaki Posted in X.

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, US Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, his wife Gwen Walz, their son Gus and daughter Hope, on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA on August 21, 2024. (Reuters/Mike Seeger)

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Gus, 17, is Waltz’s younger son and is currently a senior at St. Paul Central High School in Minnesota.

“My son Gus passed his (how do you say it? driver’s test?) – Proud dad moment.” Tim Waltz Post to Instagram last year.

Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz hugs family members at the Democratic National Convention, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Luke)