In a new interview on CNN, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he’s simply proud of his son.
— In , Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he’s proud of his son, whose went viral.
Walz sat alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, , and told interviewer Dana Bash he was taken by surprise in the best way possible when his son stood, clapped and tearfully shouted « That’s my dad! » during his vice presidential nomination speech.
The governor and his wife recently told People their son is a « brilliant » teenager whose « secret power » lies in his neurodivergence, as the teen lives with ADHD, an anxiety disorder and a .
« I don’t know, as a father, I could have ever imagined that », Walz said. « I’m grateful for so many reasons to be on this ticket, but that moment, to understand what was really important to, to have my son feel a sense of pride in me, that I was trying to do the right thing, and it was, you know, you try and protect your kids.
