President Trump appoints boy battling cancer as honorary Secret Service agent: 'Biggest honor of them all' | Fox News
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By  Fox News

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

During his joint address to Congress,  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 . The doctors gave him five months at most to live. That was more than six years ago," Trump said on Tuesday in his remarks.



Devarjay "DJ" Daniel holds and honorary U.S. Secret Service special agent ID, presented to him by director of the U.S. Secret Service Sean Curran, right, as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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

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





Secret Service Director Sean Curran picks up DJ before handing him his badge. (Fox News Digital)

"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 DJ Daniel, 13, then shared a wholehearted embrace. (Fox News Digital)

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

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



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

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