US President Donald Trump has appointed 13-year-old DJ Daniel, a cancer survivor, as an honorary agent of the US Secret Service.

During his address to Congress on Tuesday, Trump announced, "Tonight, DJ Daniel, we are going to do you the biggest honor of them all.

I am asking our new Secret Service director, Sean Curran, to officially make you an agent of the United States Secret Service." Trump praised Daniel's admiration for law enforcement and commended the dedication of police officers across the country.

Donned in a Houston police uniform, the 13-year-old sat with his father in the gallery of the House of Representatives as Trump shared his story.  Daniel was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018, with doctors initially giving him just five months to live. "That was more than six years ago.