MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace Somehow Turns Touching Moment About Boy With Cancer Into J6 Rant

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace launched into a diatribe about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol building while discussing President Donald Trump’s action to recognize 13-year-old Devarjaye “D.J.” Daniel as an honorary Secret Service agent.

Secret Service Director Sean Curran presented Daniel, who is battling brain cancer, with credentials during the speech, receiving a hug from the 13-year-old Houston-area resident. Daniel has been sworn in as an honorary member of over 900 police departments within the last four years.

During a post-address analysis, Wallace recalled the storming of the Capitol after saying she let herself “feel joy” about Daniel’s moment in the spotlight.

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“I think this was a lesson in finding one thing that you let yourself feel. And 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,” Wallace said during a panel discussion that included fellow MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow, Jen Psaki, Stephanie Ruhle and Michael Steele. “He wants to be a cop. He knows what he wants to do, and maybe when you have childhood cancer, that crystallizes for you. And I hope he has a long life as a law enforcement officer.”