President Trump shared a heartwarming moment with a little boy suffering from brain cancer during his Congress speech by making him an honorary Secret Service agent.
DJ Daniels had always had dreams of becoming a law enforcement officer.
The 13-year-old has been battling brain cancer for six years, since his 2018 diagnosis.
At the time, he was told he would likely only live another five months.
In order to help make sure his dreams come true, Trump revealed during his speech to Congress that DJ would be officially sworn in as a Secret Service agent.
He was held up by his father for the touching moment as he received his badge from Director Sean Curran and Republicans in the House gallery chanted ‘DJ.’
‘He has always dreamed of becoming a police officer,’ Trump said. ‘But in 2018, DJ was diagnosed with brain cancer.’
‘The doctors gave him five months at most to live. That was more than six years ago. Since that time, DJ and his dad have been on a quest to make his dream come true.’
He was held up by his father for the touching moment as he received his badge from Director Sean Curran and Republicans in the House gallery chanted ‘DJ.’
President Trump shared a heartwarming moment with a little boy suffering from brain cancer during his Congress speech by making him an honorary Secret Service agent
In order to help make sure his dreams come true, Trump revealed during his speech to Congress that DJ would be officially sworn in as a Secret Service agent
‘And tonight, DJ, we’re going to do you the biggest honor of them all.’
Democrats then went silent as Trump discussed his health policies.
Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib held up a whiteboard that read, ‘You cut cancer research.’
One Republican shouted, ‘MAHA baby!’
DJ had undergone 13 surgeries by the time he was 12 as he battles a rare brain and spine cancer with no cure.
He is trying to get sworn in to as many law enforcement agencies as possible as he and his family try to raise awareness about his condition.
Trump said during his speech that driving down childhood cancer rates and studying autism cases in the US will be a top priority for his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Childhood cancer remains rare in the US, with about 15,000 children diagnosed with the disease every year.
Cases of pediatric cancer have risen in recent years, but treatments have improved, leading to a decline in deaths from the disease.
‘Our goal is to get toxins out of our environment, poisons out of our food supply and keep our children healthy and strong,’ he said.
