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Backlash erupts over criticism of Tim Walz’s emotional son: ‘families are everything’

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Gus Walz's reaction to seeing his father on stage at Democratic convention thrust him into spotlight.

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter posted an article on X about Gus ’s reaction, captioning it: “Talk about weird ” But the backlash against the mean-spirited post was swift.

Presidential offspring are firmly a part of political electioneering strategy for better or worse.

Aims to counter perception that emotional reactions of children with neurodiverse characteristics are negative.

“What we saw was a pure expression of joy and a valuable counter-narrative to challenge that stereotype,” says Doyle .

Expressing emotion is seen as weak because there are so many messages in society to repress, ignore or overcome emotional thinking’.