Ro Khanna says DHS must be funded after pressed on WHCD shooting fallout

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.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. Rep. Ro Khanna calls the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting "absolutely horrific," praises Secret Service agents, and says DHS should be funded while opposing expanded ICE spending during a Sunday interview on NBC’s "Meet the Press." Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said Sunday that Congress should maintain full funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) while reiterating his opposition to specific Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spending. The remarks came during an interview on NBC’s "Meet the Press" following an overnight shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington. When asked by host Kristen Welker if Congress needed to act in response to the violence at the Washington Hilton, Khanna emphasized his support for DHS, but drew a firm line regarding ICE. "Absolutely, we've been funding [DHS]. The Democrats h