Gus Walz didn’t pay any mind to people who criticized him for getting emotional during his dad’s appearance at last summer’s Democratic National Convention.
Talking to “CBS Mornings” for his first public interview, the son of Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) said he simply “ignored” mean-spirited comments after his reaction to his father accepting the nomination for vice president went viral.
At last August’s convention, the 18-year-old cried as he stood up, pointed and said, “That’s my dad!” when his father took the stage. While some were touched by the high schooler’s family pride, others mocked him for his raw response.
Asked about the backlash, Gus Walz told “CBS Mornings,” “I just continued to do what I do. I just blocked it out ’cause I was just being emotional. Like, there’s nothing wrong with showing emotions and if people are gonna say there’s something wrong with that, then those are not the people that I want to be associated with.”
The governor’s son also remembered how “crazy” it was to see his dad in the spotlight.