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A tearful, unscripted moment between Tim Walz and his 17-year-old son, Gus, has unleashed a flood of praise and admiration – but also prompted ugly online bullying.

Gus Walz, who has a nonverbal learning disorder as well as anxiety and ADHD, watched excitedly from the front row of Chicago’s United Center and sobbed openly Wednesday night as his father, the Democratic nominee for vice president, delivered his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.

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

Mike Crispi, a Trump supporter and podcaster from New Jersey, mocked Walz’s “stupid crying son” on X and added, “You raised your kid to be a puffy beta male. Congrats.”

Alec Lace, a Trump supporter who hosts a podcast about fatherhood, took his own swipe at the teenager: “Get that kid a tampon already,” he wrote, an apparent reference to a Minnesota state law that Walz signed as governor in that required schools to provide free menstrual supplies to students.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

Wow Republicans are weird. I was watching that and could only think what a beautiful moment it was. It was touching how incredibly proud Gus is of his dad, which suggests to me that they've probably got a pretty healthy family.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

The fucking hell is wrong with these people‽ Get that boy a hug from his dad, he seems like he’s had a ton but he could’ve used another. That’s a seriously loving father son relationship, one I think a lot of us people who had shitty dads see with a lot of respect.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

I'm a Republican trying to Protect The Children and I see NOTHING WRONG with Bullying a Nonverbal Child!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 weeks ago

They're so used to their own children either hating them or having complete indifference towards them that they think that's the norm.

They're psychologically abusing children from behind their keyboards and phones, for fucking nothing. Like, it does them no favours, but they just can't help themselves.

We should be compiling lists of such people and their bullying tweets, and sending them to anyone who advertises with them or employs them. This shit needs to stop.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Adults bullying a teenager is cringe.

They are mentally stuck in middle school.

It's weird. It's pathetic.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

It's the best years of their lives. They got to bully people and teachers didn't punish them... it went downhill from there. Not all of course, but the bully types, most likely.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Anyone who claims something broke the internet should be shot

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

That would break the internet though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

On point /s

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm suicidal and I broke the internet plz find me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Unless they cut the undersea cables or something that breaks global internet connectivity.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Actual literal usage accepted and excepted

[–] [email protected] 69 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"Fellas, is it gay to be proud of your parents?"

Repubs are bullying this kid for being proud of his father because they've never experienced it themselves. In either direction. They are weak and pathetic losers.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago

Well my son hates me, so these guys are pretty wEIRrRrRd

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