The A-listers described Coulter as « heartless » and a « monster » for her reaction to Gus Walz.
Some of Hollywood’s biggest names have lined up to slam Ann Coulter for comments she made about the son of Democratic vice-presidential hopeful Tim Walz.
The political commentator swiftly deleted a post where she described 17-year-old Gus Walz as « weird » over his emotional reaction to his dad’s speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
« That’s my dad! » Gus declared from the crowd on Wednesday night as he openly wept during his dad’s 16-minute speech.
What made the moment more poignant was the fact that Gus has ADHD, an anxiety disorder and a non-verbal learning disorder. His name trended on social media the following day, and searches for his disorder also spiked online.
Coulter posted a news article featuring a photo of Gus crying at the DNC to X, formerly Twitter, with the caption: « Talk about weird. »
While she quickly deleted the post after facing global backlash, it was too late for Coulter as people had saved the post and continued to criticize her, including many celebrities.
Newsweek contacted Coulter by email for comment.
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill reacted to a post of a person saying they don’t cry often, but broke down watching Gus’ at the DNC.
« Same here. ???? Can’t wait to see him visiting his dad in the WH. (consider this a Gus Walz appreciation tweet) ????❤️ », Hamill wrote.
Actress and singer Bette Midler had a simpler post, and shared a video of a woman berating Coulter by calling her derogatory names in response to her comments about Gus.
« Well! » she posted above the video on X.
