D.J. Daniel, the 13-year-old brain cancer survivor who showed great courage at President Donald Trump’s address, has advised the president's adversaries to back off.
Daniel, who charmed all with his appearance during a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, issued a firm but polite warning to the president’s detractors during an appearance with “War Room” correspondent Natalie Winters.
“Please stop being mean to President Trump because if I see you being mean to him, I’m coming after you,” Daniel said on Steve Bannon’s “War Room,” in an interview Winters posted on X.
Daniel, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2018, watched the president’s address with his father in the gallery of the House of Representatives Tuesday night. Daniel had always dreamed of being a police officer and was made an honorary member of the U.S. Secret Service for the occasion. The family later met with Trump in the Oval Office. “[D.J.] has always dreamed of becoming a police officer,” the president explained during his speech. “But in 2018, D.J. was diagnosed with brain cancer.”
“The doctors gave him five months at most to live,” Trump added. “That was more than six years ago. Since that time, D.J. and his dad have been on a quest to make his dream come true.”
Toward the end of the interview, Daniel said he had “one more thing” to add, before looking in the camera and saying, “If you’re a Democrat and you’re being mean to President Trump — I’m on yo’ bumper.”
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