The 17-year-old son of the governor of Minnesota, Tim Walshwho is a candidate for vice president of the USA with Kamala Harris moved the public and social media when, in tears, he stood and applauded his father as he formally accepted his nomination for the Democratic Party’s vice presidential nomination.

This emotional moment of the young man happened during his father’s speech at Democratic convention.

His son Gus stole the show as he tearfully shouted: “That’s my dad” as his father accepted the vice presidential nomination, an image that quickly went viral on social media. The incident caused excitement in the audience with journalists reporting that it was one of the most characteristic moments of the conference.

At the end of his speech, Walsh’s wife, Gwen, and their children took the stage, along with several other relatives. Gus hugged his father tightly when the speech was over. “Hope, Gus and Gwen, you are my whole world and I love you,” Walsh told his Chicago audience.