Senator admits that we have to ‘all celebrate DJ Daniel’
Senators Fetterman, Hirono and Reed tell Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital why Democrats were not standing for the 13-year-old survivor of Cancer DJ Daniel during President Donald Trump’s address to congress. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy)
Sen. John FettermanD-PA., Backed his party this week and criticized fellow democrats because they were not stood for the 13-year-old survivor of Cancer DJ Daniel during the speech by President Donald Trump to a joint session of the congress.
“I don’t know why we can’t fully celebrate,” Fetterman told Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital. “I mean, I myself have a 13-year-old, and thankagukank never had cancer, but I think that’s something we can all celebrate there. And I think it was a moving moment. And, as I said, that is part of the best of American experience.”
Fox News Digital reached for 30 democratic legislators about why they Did not stand for DJ Tuesday evening, but only received six responses.
Senator John Fetterman said that DJ’s story is “something we can all celebrate.” (Nicholas Ballasy)
Fetterman also said in an X post that makes the inactivity of Democrats “alone Trump looks more president And modest. “Some Democratic legislators said that their feelings against Trump were the reason that they were not in front of DJ.
“You know, that’s a very individual thing. And are there not many other things we can concentrate on, as I would think?” Senator Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said when he was asked why Democratic members were not in front of DJ. “The word betrayal comes to me with regard to the president.”
Sen. Jack Reed, Dr.I., ranking of the Senate Armed Services Committeesaid: “We all got up when the president came in, which I think was appropriate. And I think it was honestly shown him in general respect for the office.”
Sen. Peter Welch, D-VT., Said it was “a moving story”, but that “what Trump left away, of course is that he cuts research for cancer, which is pretty bad.”
Senator John Fetterman criticized fellow democrats because they were not standing for the 13-year-old survivor of Cancer DJ Daniel during President Donald Trump’s address as congress. (Getty/Fox News Digital)
“Our hearts are with the Riley family about the loss of their daughter and inspired in the story of Devarjaye” DJ. It should not be confused with the contempt we have for the division and a heavy voice of President Trump, “Rep. Marc Veaseey, D-Texas, told Fox News Digital.
Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Said that she “Dl enforcement and was not touched-my eyes,” while Trump introduced the boy.
“After the secret service gave him his (badge) and he sat down again, but then he reached up again and hugged the chief secret service, it cried. I had tears. I wiped a crazy tear,” said Dingell.
President Donald Trump speaks a joint session of the congress in the US Capitol on March 4, 2025 in Washington, DC (Win McNamee/Pool via Reuters)
Republican legislators criticized their democratic colleagues because they are sitting during the big moment of DJ and called it “childish” that they refused to stand for the boy.
“The Democrats were really ashamed. I mean, they would not even stand up for DJ, who survived cancer,” Sen. Eric SchmittR-MO., Fox told.
“I was so disappointed that my democratic colleagues could not stand and show love for some of the Americans who were recognized tonight. That was really heartbreaking to me,” said Senator Katie Britt, R-Ala.
Despite the lukewarm response from Democrats, hymns of “DJ!” Broke out in the living room on Tuesday evening when Trump Sean Curran, director of the secret service, ordered the 13-year-old to appoint an honorary doctorate. DJ’s father, Theodis, kept DJ over his shoulders while the boy showed his new badge to the room.
Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel has presented an honorary doctorate Secret Service Special Agent ID by Sean Curran, director of the American secret service, as President Donald Trump appeals to a joint session of the Congress in the Capitol in Washington in Washington Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP)
“Tonight in the gallery is a young man tonight who really loves our police. His name is DJ Daniel. He is 13 years old. He has always dreamed of becoming a police officer himself. But in 2018 DJ was diagnosed with brain cancer. The doctors did him for five months. Officer,” Trump said.
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“Tonight, DJ, we’re going to do the greatest honor of them all. I ask our new director of the Secret Service, Sean Curran, to officially make you an agent of the secret service of the United States.”
