Pence: Democrats’ DHS funding fight ‘unconscionable’ as US faces threats ‘at home and abroad’

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Former Vice President Mike Pence tells Fox News Digital that with "American forces in harms way... it’s never been more important" to fund the Department of Homeland Security. EXCLUSIVE — Former Vice President Mike Pence says that the move by congressional Democrats to hold up Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding amid American military strikes on Iran and twin terror-style attacks in the U.S. is indefensible. "At a time that American armed forces are taking the fight to the leading state sponsor of terrorism, it is unconscionable that Democrats in Washington, D.C., continue to refuse to fund the Department of Homeland Security," Pence said this week in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital. Pence spoke as congressional Democrats and Republicans remain unmoved in their political fight over President Donald Trump's unprecedented crackdo