Les democrates, qui sont critiques pour ne pas avoir ovationne l'enfant de 13 ans devant le Congres, reprochent de leur cote au president d'avoir sabre le financement de la recherche medicale.
In 2025, Donald Trump named DJ Daniel, a 13-year-old cancer patient, an honorary member of the Secret Service during his address to Congress. While the appointment was met with applause, Democrats criticized Trump for cutting medical research funding, particularly after some were criticized for not applauding the boy.
