Trump administration criticizes media for blaming National Guardsmen shooting on DC deployment

Published November 27, 2025 2:25pm ET



Trump administration officials directly and forcefully attacked several media personalities who appeared to “blame the victim[s]” in Wednesday’s Washington, D.C., shooting of two National Guardsmen.

Ken Dilanian of MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, said Wednesday that there is “so much controversy” happening in the country, noting that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are patrolling the United States and “some Americans might object to that.” He added, “apparently this shooting has happened,” prompting ire from the White House’s Rapid Response account on X.

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