Donald Trump honored a young cancer patient while addressing a joint session of Congress but seems not to have recognized the irony of doing so after he cut cancer research funds. One of Trump’s very first moves in office was to pursue considerable cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH),

Democrats have taken aim at Donald Trump after he honored a cancer-stricken child in his joint session of Congress, accusing the president of using the boy as a “political pawn” while his administration cuts funding for cancer research.

President Donald Trump honored and applauded a young cancer survivor during his recent joint address to Congress despite his numerous attempts to cut funding for healthcare, including pediatric cancer research.