August 2024 was the peak of the Presidential election between candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. As the nation debated on which of the two tickets they would want running the country for the next four years, Donald Trump and JD Vance, or Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, it was Gus Walz, son of Tim Walz, who grabbed the attention of the nation with his emotional display of pride in his father and his efforts to win the Vice Presidency during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 21. Gus Walz’s tearful display of pride before the entire nation was enough to cause people to pause, including Photographer Megan Smith, who was on the scene to capture the moment and recalled the emotion in the room. “Covering the DNC was another non-stop moment of the election cycle that I grew accustomed to. But, when Tim Walz accepted the nomination for VP, all eyes were on his son Gus Walz, who teared up and pointed at his dad when his father told them he loved them from high up on the stage. A lovely moment in the dizzying fray. It was a pleasure to capture. “
August 3
Charlie Martinez grills with his family in the Whitewater River in Whitewater, CA.
Imane Khelif (ALG) competes against Anna Luca Hamori (HUN) in a women’s 66kg boxing quarterfinal during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at North Paris Arena.
August 5
Andrea Spendolini Sireix (GBR) competes in the women’s 10m platform during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Aquatics Centre.
August 6
A view of the men’s 400m hurdles repechage during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France.
August 10
Katie Hallberg, center, and Kim Willis, right, help Darcy McGillicuddy secure rhinestones on her face while waiting for the Austin Pride Parade to start in the staging area near the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas.
August 11
Volunteers help evacuate residents from their Ohara Drive homes, as rising flood waters continued to impact the White Oak subdivision in Richmond Hill, GA
A shih tzu named Mildred gazes out the driver’s side window of a 1963 Chevrolet Impala belonging to her owner Joe Turco, of Gig Harbor, during The Cruz in downtown Port Orchard, WA.
August 13
USS Ronald Reagan sailor William Aponte is embraced by his father Orlando as his family greets him on the pier at Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, WA.
August 19
(From left to right) Leiyomi Preciado, 33, the first trans delegate from Washington State, Rohana Joshi, 18, Jonnika Kwon, 17, Gavin Cruz, 17, wear Cowboy Kamala swag during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago.
August 21
Gus Walz reacts as his father, Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz, gives an acceptance speech during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago.
August 22
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: The best photos of May 2024: USA TODAY’s month in review
