"Imagine this: You've got just an hour before your flight starts boarding, you're schlepping a carry-on backpack stuffed to the brim, your passport's in one hand, the handle to a suitcase with a faulty wheel is in the other, and you're about to finally go through security-when a video of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem whining about Democrats starts blaring. That'd be my last straw."
"In a clip the Department of Homeland Security has asked airports to air , Noem : "It is TSA's top priority to make sure that you have the most pleasant and efficient airport experience as possible while we keep you safe. However, Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government, and because of this, many of our operations are impacted, and most of our TSA employees are working without pay.""
Kristi Noem recorded a message that blames Democrats in Congress for refusing to fund the federal government and causing many TSA employees to work without pay. The Department of Homeland Security requested that airports play the video as a public message. Thousands of TSA workers and air traffic controllers have continued working without pay during the government shutdown, and thousands of flights have been delayed according to MiseryMap. Multiple airports refused to air the video, citing the Hatch Act and the content's partisan political messaging that did not align with neutral public-service announcements.
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