Trump Makes 13-Year-Old Cancer Survivor a Secret Service Agent During Speech to Congress

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump used his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday to unveil a new member of the U.S. Secret Service—a 13-year-old brain cancer survivor named DJ.

Trump said the boy, DJ Daniel, who was dressed in a Houston police uniform and sitting with his father in the gallery of the House of Representatives for the speech, had always dreamed of becoming a police officer.

ā€œIn 2018 DJ was diagnosed with brain cancer. The doctors gave him five months at most to live. That was more than six years ago,ā€ Trump said, to loud applause from the room.

Since then, Trump said, DJ had been sworn in as an honorary law enforcement officer a number of times.

ā€œPolice departments love him. And tonight, DJ, we’re going to do you the biggest honor of them all. I am asking our new Secret Service director, Sean Curran, to officially make you an agent of the United States Secret Service.ā€

The boy’s eyes grew wide with surprise and his father lifted him up. Curran handed him what appeared to be a Secret Service credential, which the boy held up for the crowd to see, and then promptly put his arms around Curran’s shoulders in a hug.

By Jeff Mason

Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

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