A new video of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem will reportedly be played Airports across AmericaBecause the Trump administration wants to blame the Democrats for irregularities in government funding.
short video, first reported By Fox News, Noem warns viewers about possible changes to airport operations Transportation Security Administrationn (TSA) workers not getting paid as shutdown enters second week.
“It is TSA’s top priority to ensure you have the most pleasant and efficient airport experience possible while keeping you safe,” the DHS chief said in the video. “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.”
“We will continue to do everything we can to avoid delays that impact you,” he added. “Our hope is that Democrats will soon recognize the importance of opening the government.”
In a statement to The Hill, a DHS spokesperson confirmed that a “public service video” will soon be launched at airports and will share Noem’s message verbatim.
This news comes a day after the Senate failed for the seventh time To pass a continuing resolution that would reopen the government and extend funding levels through Nov. 21, giving lawmakers more time to negotiate a full-year budget. The House-passed bill has failed to clear the 60-vote threshold in the upper chamber of Congress, as Democrats push for an extension of health insurance subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year.
“This is literally life or death,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday. a video Posted on social media. “We will not let Republicans destroy our health care system.”
Both Republicans and Democrats have blamed each other for the interviews and the online shutdown. The Trump administration has also faced charges Violating federal law in your message.
Several federal agency websites, such as the Department of Health and Human Services, also displayed messages stating the shutdown caused by democratsFederal employees also alleged that their out of office emails They were changed without notice blame the democrats For shutdown.
Democrats, federal employees, and a monitoring group Republicans have been accused of violating the Hatch Act, a 1939 federal law bars federal employees By getting involved in partisan activities.
