Past and present hosts of ABC’s “The View” found common ground on social media following the third night of the Democratic National Convention by slamming Ann Coulter’s mockery of Gus Walz, the 17-year-old son of vice presidential candidate Tim Walz. Gus, who has a non-verbal learning disorder, went viral for his tearful reactions to his father’s speech at the DNC. In a since-deleted post on X, Coulter criticized Gus by writing: “Talk about weird.”

“Jesus. What ass-wipes,” Ana Navarro wrote in an Instagram post that featured Coulter’s deleted comment. “Of course Republicans and Trumpers on social media taking shots at Gus Walz. You have to be a special kind of heart-less mutant to attack a 17 year-old special needs kid -not involved in politics- for the simple act of expressing love for his father.

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“Gus Walz is neurodivergent. He has ADHD, anxiety, and a nonverbal learning disorder,” Navarro explained. “Children and teens like Gus can have trouble regulating their emotions in social settings. I don’t and won’t attack Barron Trump. As far as I’m concerned, he’s out-of-bounds. They need to leave Gus Walz the fuck alone.”

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Rosie O’Donnell reacted to Coulter’s remark by writing: “Talk about a cruel heartless woman – she’s the worst.”

“There is a special place in Hell for adults who bully Children,” added Star Jones. “God does not like ugly … and he ain’t [too] fond of vile and disgusting women who use their vast platform to vilify the vulnerable. #DoBetter.”

Tim Walz and his wife Gwen spoke to People magazine earlier this month and called Gus’ learning disorder his “secret power.”

“Like so many American families, it took us time to figure out how to make sure we did everything we could to make sure Gus would be set up for success as he was growing up,” the couple said in a statement. “It took time, but what became so immediately clear to us was that Gus’ condition is not a setback — it’s his secret power.”

During his DNC speech, Tim Walz shouted out his children and his wife by saying: “Hope, Gus and Gwen, you are my entire world and I love you.”

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