A 13-year-old, who was deputized by the Secret Service after motivating President Donald Trump with his battle against terminal brain cancer, has recently been diagnosed with three more tumors.
The White House said Friday that Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel’s father, Theodis, revealed his son has three new tumors.
“We’re holding Agent DJ Daniel in our thoughts after his father, Theodis, reported that DJ is confronting three new tumors,” the White House shared in a post on X.
“DJ represents one of the toughest, most courageous young individuals—and has now been inducted into 1,351 law enforcement agencies nationwide. Agent Daniel, you are truly legendary.”
Devarjay “DJ” Daniel holds an honorary U.S. Secret Service special agent ID, presented to him by U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran, right, as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington March 4, 2025. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Most recently, Daniel was sworn in by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office in Texas.
“I saw Theodis pick his son up,” Williamson County Deputy Jeffrey Combs told FOX 7. “I felt that unconditional love, and I just knew I had to find DJ. So, it all worked out.”
His most recent federal agency swearing-in happened in April when a fellow cancer survivor, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, named him an honorary United States Park Police officer.
