Michelle Obama DEFENDS Gus Walz After Viral DNC Moment w/ Dad Tim Walz #GusWalz

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00:00Hope, Gus, and Gwen, you are my entire world, and I love you.

00:14Michelle Obama is standing up for Gus Walz after his viral support for dad Tim Walz at the 2024

00:21Democratic National Convention. Gus made headlines for his heartwarming show of emotion as the vice

00:27presidential candidate delivered his speech at the Chicago event, appearing to mouth,

00:32that's my dad, while standing up to cheer Tim on through tears.

00:36Hope, Gus, and Gwen, you are my entire world, and I love you.

00:42I'm letting you in on how we started a family because this is a big part about what this

00:58election is about, freedom. Though many found Gus's reaction moving, others poking fun at the

01:06teen prompted swift backlash on social media as the former first lady also spoke out. Michelle

01:12shared a now iconic photo of Gus and Tim hugging on stage as Tim's wife Gwen and daughter Hope look

01:19on, and Michelle praised the family for sharing such an inspiring personal look at their bond,

01:25writing on Instagram, I was touched to see Gus Walz's joy when his dad Tim Walz took the stage

01:31last night. Thankful for you showing us all what real love looks like, Gus. Let's be a nation that

01:36embraces this kind of warmth and vulnerability instead of making fun or mocking it. We could

01:42all use some of Gus's example in our own lives. No one knows that better than Tim and Gwen.

01:48The Minnesota governor and his wife recently issued an exclusive statement to People magazine

01:52about discovering how Gus's neurodivergence, which includes ADHD and a nonverbal learning disorder,

01:59ultimately make him stronger, saying in part, like so many American families, it took us time to

02:04figure out how to make sure we did everything we could to make sure Gus would be set up for success

02:09as he was growing up. It took time, but what became so immediately clear to us

02:13was that Gus's condition is not a setback. It's his secret power.

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