A 13-year-old boy who survived most cancers named DJ Daniel stole the present throughout President Trump’s tackle to Congress on Tuesday night time when the president launched him to the viewers and formally swore him in as a member of the Secret Service.
“Becoming a member of us within the gallery tonight is a younger man who really loves our police,” Trump instructed the group. “His identify is DJ Daniel is 13 years previous, and he has all the time dreamed of changing into a police officer. However in 2018, D.J. was recognized with mind most cancers. The medical doctors gave him 5 months at most to dwell. That was greater than six years in the past.”
Daniel obtained a standing ovation from a majority of the group though some Democrats have been seen on digital camera sitting at numerous occasions whereas Trump was talking concerning the 13-year-old.
Trump defined that Daniel and his dad, who was within the crowd and held him up at one level throughout Trump’s remarks, have been on a “quest” to make his dream of changing into a police officer come true and defined that he has been made an honorary member of native police departments.
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13-year-old most cancers survivor DJ Daniel was honored throughout Trump’s speech to Congress on Tuesday (Fox Information)
Trump then shocked Daniel with the information that his dream was changing into a actuality on a fair greater stage.
“Tonight, DJ, we’ll do you the most important honor of all of them,” Trump mentioned. “I’m asking our new Secret Service Director, Sean Curran, to formally make you an agent of the USA.”
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U.S. President Donald Trump enters the U.S. Home chamber earlier than he addresses a joint session of Congress on the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Pool through REUTERS)
Curran then walked over to Daniel and introduced him with a personalized Secret Service badge.
“Thanks, DJ,” Trump mentioned after the group began chanting the younger boy’s identify.
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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 04: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to handle a joint session of Congress on the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. Speaker of the Home Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Vice President JD Vance applaud behind him. (Win McNamee/Pool through REUTERS)
Some viewers on social media took discover that some Democrats didn’t seem moved by Daniel’s story.
“If the Ds can’t clap for a wonderful 13-year previous boy who needs to change into a cop, there’s one thing actually fallacious with them,” former White Home Press Secretary Ari Fleischer posted on X.
