{"id":2604265,"date":"2026-05-18T22:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T02:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mullin-says-san-diego-mosque-could-have-been-protected-if-dhs-were-funded\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:48:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T02:48:55","slug":"mullin-says-san-diego-mosque-could-have-been-protected-if-dhs-were-funded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mullin-says-san-diego-mosque-could-have-been-protected-if-dhs-were-funded\/","title":{"rendered":"Mullin says San Diego mosque could have been protected if DHS were funded"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmullin-says-san-diego-mosque-could-have-been-protected-if-dhs-were-funded%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604265&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Homeland Security secretary Markwayne Mullin said teh San Diego mosque targeted in a deadly shooting could have had better security if his agency had been funded. speaking on Fox News, he noted that, even though his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ag-garland-pushing-for-increased-doj-budget-to-combat-domestic-terrorism\/\" title=\"AG Garland pushing for increased DOJ budget to combat domestic terrorism\">department works<\/a> with the FBI, the shutdown of the government for 76 days delayed FEMA-related grants that nonprofit organizations could use for protection, meaning the mosque had too arrange its own security in the meantime.<\/p>\n<p>Police found two suspects-cain clark (17) and Caleb Vazquez (18)-dead from self<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-prison-official-who-helped-inmate-escape-dead-after-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound\/\" title=\"Former Prison Official Who Helped Inmate Escape Dead After Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound\">-inflicted gunshot wounds<\/a> in a nearby vehicle. The San Diego Police Department is investigating the incident as a hate crime, while the FBI is also looking into whether any terrorism-related motives where involved. Mullin said the suspects had \u201cextremist views,\u201d and FBI Director Kash Patel emphasized that the agency is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-portland-police-union-chief-slams-city-officials-claims-they-encouraged-and-enabled-antifa-violence\/\" title=\"WATCH: Portland Police Union Chief Slams City Officials, Claims They \u2018Encouraged\u2019 And \u2018Enabled\u2019 Antifa ...\">prioritizing public safety<\/a> and will not tolerate violence driven by radical ideology.<\/p>\n<p>FBI also set up a tip line for data. The incident was condemned by several Republican lawmakers, and President Donald Trump described it as a \u201cterrible situation.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/markwayne-mullin\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21441\">Markwayne Mullin<\/a> on Monday night said the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/san-diego\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1161\">San Diego<\/a> mosque that was the victim of a shooting could have been more secure if the agency he leads were funded.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with Fox News\u2019s Sean Hannity, Mullin was asked about the deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday that left two suspects and three others dead. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4573739\/san-diego-mayor-mosque-shooting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>San Diego mayor shamed at mosque shooting briefing: \u2018Direct result of your leadership\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4573716\/hate-rhetoric-san-diego-mosque-shooting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Hate rhetoric\u2019 involved in deadly San Diego mosque shooting, police say<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4573311\/pirro-threatens-fines-prosecutions-for-parents-teen-takeovers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Pirro threatens $500 fines and prosecutions for parents after violent Navy Yard \u2018teen takeover\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Mullin said his agency works with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"516\">FBI<\/a> and White House with religious institutions, but asserted that the recent shutdown, the longest in history, barred them from working with houses of worship on security measures.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cWe have FEMA grants that they could use to help protect themselves,\u201d Mullin said. \u201cUnfortunately, for the last 76 days, we were shut down, so we\u2019re just now getting those grants out. Until then, they have to hire their own security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Emergency Management Agency has a Nonprofit Security Grant Program that provides funding for security to nonprofit organizations at high risk of a terrorist attack. According to FEMA, the grant program is intended to \u201cpromote coordination and collaboration in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >emergency preparedness activities<\/a> among public and private community representatives, as well as state and local government agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two suspects in the shooting were found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wounds in a vehicle near the Islamic center. NBC reported that police identified the suspects as Cain Clark, 17, and Caleb Vazquez, 18.<\/p>\n<p>Hannity brought up the possibility the shooting could have been carried out by illegal immigrants, asking how Mullin plans to keep those attending worship safe.<\/p>\n<p>Mullin said that \u201cfortunately\u201d in the case of Monday\u2019s shooting, the two suspects had \u201cextremist views.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The San Diego Police Department said its officers are investigating the shooting at the Islamic center as a hate crime. There have been no police statements or comments that terrorism was a possible motive in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI is working with San Diego\u2019s law enforcement to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel also spoke with Hannity on Monday and said the FBI is prioritizing the nation\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not going to tolerate any acts of violence whatsoever, especially terrorist acts of violence based on radical ideology and misplaced faith,\u201d Patel said. <\/p>\n<p>Several Republican lawmakers have spoken out against violence, issuing statements about the events in Southern California. President Donald Trump also briefly weighed in on the incident, calling it a \u201cterrible situation.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4573227\/san-diego-islamic-center-shooting\/\">TWO SUSPECTS DEAD AFTER THREE KILLED IN SHOOTING AT SAN DIEGO ISLAMIC CENTER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Tim Scott (R-SC) both posted to social media condemning violence on places of worship and offering their condolences to the victims and their families.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI has started a tip line for information on the shooting. Anyone with information is encouraged to call 1-800-CALL-FBI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homeland Security chief says San Diego mosque could\u2019ve been safer if his agency were funded<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2604266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26083721953970.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33332,44871,38654,32274,46595],"class_list":["post-2604265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-first-amendment","tag-homeland-security","tag-policy-debate","tag-religious-freedom","tag-san-diego"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26083721953970.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2604265"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2604269,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604265\/revisions\/2604269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2604266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2604265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2604265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}