"Portland International Airport has once again declined to show a politically charged advertisement to travelers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-the second time in six months. According to ABC News, the TSA video apparently was intended to convince passengers that any experienced wait times were due to "the ongoing Democrat shutdown of TSA and the Department of Homeland Security.""
"For the record, the partial government shutdown is due to congressional Democrats refusing to fund DHS until they put a stop to ICE policies that led to the murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis this past January. And since TSA employees are designated as essential workers, they are not getting paid during the shutdown, leading many employees to call in sick and take other jobs to feed their families."
Portland experiences unseasonable warm weather with temperatures reaching 65 degrees and partly sunny skies following severe atmospheric river flooding. A heat dome is expected to continue through Friday with minimal precipitation. Portland International Airport declined to display a Department of Homeland Security advertisement that blamed congressional Democrats for TSA wait times during the partial government shutdown. The shutdown stems from Democratic opposition to ICE policies linked to deaths in Minneapolis. TSA employees, designated as essential workers, remain unpaid during the shutdown, forcing many to seek alternative employment. Airport officials cite federal and state laws prohibiting partisan political messaging to justify rejecting the advertisement.
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