MS NOW Reporter’s ‘Insane Take’ on Ambush of National Guard Prompts Furious Response [WATCH]

MS NOW correspondent Ken Dilanian is facing strong criticism after comments he made while covering the shooting that critically injured two National Guardsmen near the White House on Wednesday.

Dilanian, who serves as a justice and intelligence correspondent for the network, offered his assessment of the incident during a breaking news segment.

“But of course, you know, there’s so much controversy happening in the United States right now with ICE, who are also wearing uniforms and wearing masks. And so there’s, you don’t know, people walking around with uniforms in an American city. There are some Americans that might object to that. And so apparently this shooting has happened,” Dilanian said on-air.

MS NOW’s Ken Dilanian just after 3pm Eastern on the shooting of two National Guard troops in Washington D.C…

“[O]f course, you know, there’s so much controversy happening in the United States right now with ice, who are also wearing uniforms and wearing masks. And so there’s,… pic.twitter.com/p6IPk6XTWl

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) November 26, 2025

Law enforcement officials described the shooting as a targeted “ambush” that left two Guardsmen in critical condition.

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One of the victims was believed to have been shot in the head.

Dilanian’s remarks prompted immediate backlash online, where users accused him of minimizing the seriousness of the attack.

“You do realize two people were murdered? Surely you know this,” one user wrote on X.

“Leave it to MS FakeNews to victim blame,” another posted.

“This is an insane take and no pushback. You can’t hate the media enough,” one comment read.

“A day before Thanksgiving, two families have lost their loved ones. How dare you say this?” another user wrote.

Following the attack, President Donald Trump ordered 500 additional National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.

🚨 BREAKING: President Trump and Pete Hegseth SURGE ANOTHER 500 TROOPS into Washington DC as a result of the shooting,

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“POTUS has asked me [to] add 500 additional National Guardsmen to Washington DC.”

“Someone decided to TARGET National Guardsmen. That will… pic.twitter.com/p2HzqVLMJd

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 26, 2025

More than 2,000 Guard members were already stationed in the city at the time.

Metro Police Department executive assistant chief Jeffery Carroll said at a press conference that the suspect approached the Guardsmen near 17th and I Street at approximately 2:15 p.m.

The location is only a few blocks from the White House.

Carroll said the suspect opened fire on the pair before other Guard members engaged in “some back and forth” with him.

The suspect, who was nearly nude, was wounded and taken into custody.

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— Alec Lace (@AlecLace) November 27, 2025

Authorities said the gunman acted alone.

Officials are not searching for additional suspects.

The individual taken into custody was transferred to federal authorities but is reportedly not cooperating with investigators.

The shooting remains under investigation.