DHS hammers Democrats for long TSA airport security lines amid funding lapse
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The Department of Homeland Security blamed Democrats for travelers facing long security lines due to cuts in DHS funding.
“Americans are now enduring the severe effects of the Democratic shutdown of DHS. Travelers today face long TSA lines of up to nearly 3 hours at some major airports, resulting in missed flights and major delays during peak travel,” Lauren Bis, DHS assistant secretary for public affairs, said in a statement, according to Transportation Security Administration posts published on X on Sunday. he said.
“This chaos is a direct result of Democrats and their refusal to fund DHS. These political demonstrations are forcing patriotic TSA officers who protect our skies from serious threats to work without pay,” the statement said. The statement was included. “These front-line heroes received only partial paychecks earlier this month, and now they are facing full missed paychecks for the first time, leading to financial hardship, absences and crippling staff shortages.”
The Transportation Security Administration building in Springfield, Virginia, February 13, 2026. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
Bis called on Democrats to fund the department.
“Democrats are shamelessly playing politics with national security, punishing hard-working TSA workers and their families. Enough is enough: stop holding national security and ordinary Americans hostage. Democrats must fund DHS now,” he said.
NOEM THANKS TRUMP FOR HIS ROLE AS SPECIAL AMBASSADOR FOR AMERICA’S NEW SHIELD AFTER TAKEOVER OF DHS
A Lufthansa Airlines Airbus A350 from Munich approaches San Diego International Airport in California on August 16, 2025. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
DHS pressed Democrats on issue in X.
“SPRING BREAK UNDER SIEGE,” one post declared. “Democrats’ shutdown of DHS led to HOURS-long security lines at airports across the country, causing Americans to miss their spring break flights.”
“There is ZERO reason for spring break travel to be held hostage for political reasons – Democrats must end this DHS shutdown NOW,” the post added.
KRISTI NOEM WAS REMOVED FROM HOMELAND SECURITY ASSIGNMENT AGAINST RECENT TROUBLES
President Donald Trump speaks during the “Shield of the Americas” Summit at Trump National Doral on March 7, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump last week nominated Sen. for the role of Homeland Security secretary. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and that current DHS Secretary Kristi Noem will instead serve as special envoy for an initiative called “Shield of the Americas.”
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