At the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's son, Gus, captured the attention of the nation with his emotional reaction to his father's nomination as running mate. Overwhelmed with pride, Gus shouted 'That's my dad!' while his parents received accolades. In a CBS News interview, he shared his feelings of pride and the challenge of dealing with mixed reactions to his display of emotion, indicating that emotional expression is important to him. Gus later spoke about his learning differences, including non-verbal learning disorder, ADHD, and anxiety disorder, highlighting the complexities surrounding his reaction.
In that moment, it was something bigger. It was just surreal. It felt crazy to see my dad in front of America, with everyone chanting our last name.
I was just being emotional. There's nothing wrong with showing emotions. If people are going to say there is something wrong with that, then those are not the people that I want to be associated with.
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