Karoline Leavitt attacked Nicolle Wallace of MSNBC for remarks that connected a teenage cancer survivor to the Capitol riot on January 6.
Donald Trump named 13-year-old Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel, who was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018, an honorary Secret Service agent during his Tuesday night speech before Congress.
Wallace, 53, turned the kind gesture into a negative by making a string of deplorable comments, which swiftly led to criticism of the president’s actions.
The MSNBC host started off by saying, “I hope he lives the life he wants to live and that he lives for another 95 years.” Before turning to the deadly Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, she added, “He wants to be a cop, he knows what he wants to do, and maybe when you have childhood cancer that crystallizes for you.”
“I hope he lives a long life as a law enforcement officer, but I hope he never has to defend the U.S. Capitol against Donald Trump’s supporters, and if he does, I hope he isn’t one of the six who lose his life to suicide,” she said.
Wallace also expressed her hope that Daniel won’t have to “testify against the people who carried out acts of seditious conspiracy and then live to see Donald Trump pardon those people” during the segment.
The White House Press Secretary was among those who swiftly condemned the MSNBC anchor’s hateful remark on the internet.
