MARCH 2025: TRUMP PRESIDENCY Father of 13-year-old cancer survivor DJ Daniel — honored by Trump — calls out Rachel Maddow’s ‘bad energy’: ‘She needs to shut her mouth

Father of 13-year-old cancer survivor DJ Daniel — honored by Trump — calls out Rachel Maddow’s ‘bad energy’: ‘She needs to shut her mouth
"The father of Devarjaye DJ Daniel — the 13-year-old cancer survivor who was made an honorary US Secret Service agent during President Trump’s Congressional address Tuesday — has no patience for Rachel Maddow undermining his son’s moment.

“She needs to shut her mouth if she has nothing nice to say,” Theodis Daniel told The Post of the MSNBC anchor, who declared Trump “disgusting” for calling out DJ and his cancer battle.
“This lady didn’t even serve time in the military,” he added. “I was on the USS Kitty Hawk. She does not need to put her bad energy on us.”
DJ stole hearts and inspired a nation when the young Texan was made an honorary US Secret Service agent by director Sean Curran.
After being sworn in and meeting border czar Tom Homan, DJ and his dad were escorted to prime seats for Trump’s speech.
“We sat next to Mr. Elon [Musk], the first lady was in front of us and Kash Patel was at my son’s right shoulder,” said Theodis, a 47-year-old former machinist mate and fireman with the Navy. “The first lady was nice, sweet, down to earth. Mr. Elon shook hands with us.”
DJ received his shocking brain cancer diagnosis in September 2018, when he was six years old. The Daniel family had just moved from San Antonio to Houston, and he and his two siblings were getting ready to enroll in new schools." 

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