MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace received backlash over her comments on 13-year-old cancer survivor
One of the Americans honored by President Donald Trump during the latter’s speech to Congress was a 13-year-old cancer survivor. When DJ Daniel was diagnosed with cancer, he was told that he had five months left. Daniel subsequently survived cancer. In honor of his desire to be a police officer, Daniel became an honorary police officer among different police organizations. During the speech, Trump called for making Daniel an honorary agent of the United States. MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace could not resist turning this topic into a political commentary; hoping that when Daniel does become a police officer, that he does not experience what the Capitol Police experienced on January 6, 2021.
From Fox News:
“I let myself feel joy about DJ, and I hope he’s alive for another, you know, 95 years, and I hope he lives the life he wants to live. He wants to be a cop. He knows what he wants to do, and maybe when you have childhood cancer, that crystallizes for you,” Wallace told viewers before taking a dark turn.
“I hope he has a long life as a law enforcement officer,” Wallace continued. “But I hope he never has to defend the United States Capitol against Donald Trump’s supporters, and if he does, I hope he isn’t one of the six who loses his life to suicide, and I hope he isn’t one who has to testify against the people who carried out acts of seditious conspiracy and then lived to see Donald Trump pardon those people.”
The comments ignited sharp condemnation, even making their way to the White House.
“Frankly, what Nicolle Wallace said- I’ve never been a fan of hers, and she’s not very talented, but I will tell you what she said the other day about the young man is disgraceful. She should be forced to resign,” Trump said on Thursday.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also put Wallace on blast during Wednesday’s press briefing.
Wallace was heavily scolded on social media and generated a plethora of negative headlines. The New York Post, Newsweek, TheWrap, Daily Mail and The Baltimore Sun were among the outlets to put a spotlight on backlash over her linking Daniel to Jan. 6 and the suicide of Capitol Police officers.
Additional Reading:
Flood, B., & Wulfsohn, J. A. (2025, March 7). MSNBC’s Nocolle Wallace has seen ratings plunge since Trump prevailed on Election Day. Fox News. Link.
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