(The Lion) — Some people want a 13-year-old cancer survivor who Donald Trump recognized out of the public eye.

President Trump called out Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel and made him an honorary U.S. Secret Service agent during his speech to a joint session of Congress on March 4.

DJ received a brain and spinal cancer diagnosis in 2018. Since then, he’s had 12 brain surgeries and has been sworn in as an honorary law enforcement agent by 900 agencies nationwide.

However, once Trump honored him, the positive energy quickly faded.

DJ and his family have been the victims of harassment online and by telephone, said Theodis, the boy’s father, while liberal media personalities have attacked the child.

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow called his recognition a political stunt, CBN reported. Fellow MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace used it as an opportunity to bring up the January 6 riot. YouTuber Charlie Tuna called him a “freak,” and conspiratorial social media influencer Maverick X accused him of being an “actor.”

Theodis, who is a single father, told CBN News, “We started getting calls, people calling to attack my son, calling him names. It’s like these people don’t care what he’s been through. They don’t care that he’s fighting for his life.

“The online stuff is worse,” he added. “The things they say about him, the things they write—it’s painful. But the part that really gets to me? It’s that these people have no idea what he’s been through. They don’t care that he’s had 12 brain surgeries. He’s not some political pawn. He’s a 13-year-old kid trying to survive. And they’re bullying him like this?”

When Trump recognized the boy, Democrat politicians refused to stand and clap for him.

Theodis said those Democrats politicized the moment, leading to the hate directed toward his son.

“The ones that sat on their hands, the ones that wouldn’t clap, they set the stage for this,” he said. “They need to apologize. They need to make this right for all the honorees they disrespected.”

As DJ’s full-time caretaker, Theodis lacks steady work. Due to his financial difficulties, he received a phone call from someone he didn’t name who reportedly offered him a substantial amount of money to step out of the spotlight to kill DJ’s story.

“I got a call, an offer to make all of this go away,” he said. “They thought they could pay us off to step back, to let this die down. But you know what? That’s not why we’re doing this. We’re not in this for money or publicity. We’re here because this is about my son’s life and what he’s been through. Money can’t fix that.”

Theodis said he merely seeks unity and apologies from those who have hurt his son.

“We all need each other,” he said. “We need to be kind to one another, to uplift each other. It’s as simple as that. My prayer is that we can all come together. It’s time for a ‘come to Jesus’ moment. Let’s apologize, let’s make things right. The cruelty needs to stop.”

Meanwhile, DJ tries his best to not let the haters upset him.

“It was the best night ever,” DJ said. “No one can take that from me.”