"In the 36-second video, first obtained by Fox News, Noem says Transportation Security Administration operations would be "impacted" by the federal government shutdown. Noem blames "Democrats in Congress," who she says "refuse to fund the federal government." The TSA is under Homeland Security's jurisdiction."
""When Kristi Noem isn't busy trying to defund the police in New York, she's apparently hard at work subjecting travelers to obviously false and nakedly partisan messaging," Hochul said in a statement, alluding to a recent fight over federal funding. "Here in New York, we'll stay focused on keeping the flying public safe - and that means not playing political ads in our airports.""
"A spokesperson for the Port Authority, which oversees JFK, LaGuardia and Newark airports, among others, attributed the decision to not air the video to long-standing policies barring the airing of "politically partisan" messages at their facilities."
"Other airports across the country, including in Phoenix and Seattle, have also declined to air the video, citing similar concerns about political messaging."
New York state officials and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey decided that airports under their control, including JFK, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty, will not air a 36-second video by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The video asserts Transportation Security Administration operations would be "impacted" by the federal government shutdown and blames "Democrats in Congress" for refusing to fund the government. The Port Authority cited long-standing policies against airing "politically partisan" messages. Governor Kathy Hochul criticized the messaging and affirmed New York will not play political ads in airports. Other airports in Phoenix and Seattle also declined to air the video.
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