Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown rolling out at TSA security checkpoints across the country
In an extraordinary effort to inject politics into the travel experiences of millions of Americans, the Trump administration plans to release a video at airports across the U.S. that will blame Democrats for pay cuts to Transportation Security Administration employees due to the government shutdown.
People waiting in airport security lines will now be greeted with a new video from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about the shutdown.
“TSA’s top priority is to ensure you have the most pleasant and efficient airport experience possible while we keep you safe,” he says. “But Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government, and so many of our operations have been impacted and many of our TSA employees are working without pay.”
The video was first obtained by Fox News.
The Department of Homeland Security responded to CNN’s questions about the video with a statement saying the “public service video had spread across the country” and then repeated the language in the video almost verbatim.
“We will continue to do everything we can to avoid delays that will impact your travel, and our hope is that Democrats will soon realize the importance of opening the government,” the video concludes.
TSA checkpoints often feature videos of government officials greeting travelers and explaining procedures, but they generally do not contain political messages.
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