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State of the Union: The Brain Cancer Kid Deputized Into the Secret Service
from Trump’s Speech & Casey Anthony’s Tik Tok | The Tim Dillon Show #434 · #434
3 min
Tim recounts watching Trump's State of the Union from a Brooklyn loft, praising Trump's staging of a young boy with brain cancer being made an honorary Secret Service agent as a masterstroke of political theater, comparing it to restaurant gimmicks like tableside flambe.
- Tim watched the State of the Union from a friend's loft in Bushwick, technically called Williamsburg by locals.
- Tim explains he's disagreed with Trump's early actions, including firing park rangers he calls part of the 'Deep state.'
- Veterans who served the country shouldn't be fired from jobs, and programs like Medicaid and Social Security need careful handling.
- Trump found a Black child with brain cancer who wants to be a cop and deputized him into the Secret Service.
- The moment was genuinely moving—a kid who's been through hell and loves police getting recognized by the president.
- Democrats should have applauded the gesture even if they disagree with Trump; instead they sat silent.
- Whether the kid is actually sick or genuinely likes police doesn't matter—Trump knows how it lands with people.
- Doing something like that works because it's nice and because it lands emotionally; Democrats need to figure out their response.
Donald TrumpSteve BannonWilliamsburgMcKibben Lofts