STORIES ABOUT DJ DANIEL

Here’s more about it in detail. You can call it performative if you like, but so what? Republicans and Democrats bring out guests whenever they give a speech in front of congress, and in particular during the state of the union address.

 

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President Trump appoints boy battling cancer sas honorary Secret Service agent: 'Biggest honor of them all'

Ashley J. DiMella By Ashley J. DiMella Fox News

Published March 5, 2025 12:00am EST | Updated March 5, 2025 1:43am EST

 

During his joint address to Congress, President Donald Trump made a heartfelt gesture in reference to the Make America Healthy Again movement.

 

Trump appointed a 13-year-old as an honorary Secret Service agent and spoke of RFK Jr.'s priority in reversing childhood cancer.

 

Devarjaye "DJ" Daniel, a resident of Texas, has been fighting a rare form of brain cancer and has dreamed of becoming a police officer, Trump said.

 

The boy was welcomed with a standing ovation as Trump recognized his courage in front of the nation.

 

"DJ was diagnosed with brain cancer. The doctors gave him five months at most to live. That was more than six years ago," Trump said on Tuesday in his remarks.

 

Daniel has been given honorary badges across the country, with more than 800 agencies recognizing the courageous kid, according to FOX 26 Houston.

 

"DJ and his dad have been on a quest to make his dream come true, and DJ has been sworn in as an honorary law enforcement officer," Trump said.

 

"Actually, a number of times," Trump added. "The police love him…and tonight, DJ, we're going to do you the biggest honor of them all."

 

Secret Service Director Sean Curran handed over an official badge to Daniel, then shared a wholehearted embrace.

 

"DJ's doctors believe his cancer likely came from a chemical he was exposed to when he was younger," Trump said.

 

Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease after infancy among children in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute.

 

In the past 20 years, there has been some increase in diagnoses of children battling cancer.

 

From 11.5% of cases per 100,000 children in 1975, incidences have jumped to 14.8% per 100,000 children in 2004, according to the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus.

 

"Reversing this trend is one of the top priorities for our new Presidential Commission to Make America Healthy Again. Chaired by our new Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.," Trump declared.

 

Fox News Digital reached out to the Daniel family for comment.

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Social media explodes after Dems do not stand for 13-year-old cancer survivor: 'Truly sick people'

By Cameron Arcand Fox News

Published March 5, 2025 12:18am EST

 

Most Democrats appeared to remain sitting as a 13-year-old brain cancer survivor was asked to be made an honorary Secret Service agent, which led to swift criticism on X Tuesday night.

 

"A terminally ill child with brain cancer is given an honorary Secret Service award and the Democrats refuse to stand or clap for the child," Trump administration official Ric Grennell tweeted regarding the interaction between the 13-year-old and the president.

 

"Democrats refused to stand for the brain cancer surviving kid! How awful can one party be?" Outkick founder Clay Travis tweeted.

 

"Democrats didn’t even stand for the boy who survived brain cancer," Republican activist Scott Pressler posted on X.

 

"Democrats refused to stand or clap for a little boy fighting cancer," Libs of TikTok posted on X. "Truly sick people."

 

"Can’t believe the lousy Democrats can’t even applaud a little boy with brain cancer or a Kennedy who wants to Make America Healthy Again," New York Post columnist Miranda Devine posted on X.

 

However, others highlighted the overall importance of the moment.

 

"This is the first time I can remember crying during a state of the union. Thank you President Trump," Meghan McCain posted. "This is so beautiful. Anyone who has been impacted by brain cancer knows how special this is."

 

McCain’s father, the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., died of brain cancer in 2018.

 

Others explained why they were skeptical of the interaction.

 

"Trump is using a kid who had brain cancer as a prop. He wants to be a cop so he made him an honorary member of the secret service," liberal commentator Kyle Kulinski posted to X.

 

Some Democrats protested at the start of Trump's speech on Tuesday night, which even led to the removal of Rep. Al Green by the Sergeant of Arms at the request of House Speaker Mike Johnson. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-V.T., also exited the speech early.