US EditionSome airports refusing to play Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown
- Since last Thursday, DHS says the PSA featuring U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is rolling out at TSA checkpoints nationwide, urging Democrats to open the government.
- The partial government shutdown began on Oct. 1 and has lasted nearly two weeks, leaving many federal employees required to work without pay while the Trump administration and federal agencies place blame on Democrats.
- Airport officials told local outlets they would not air the video, citing the Hatch Act, state laws, and internal policies at Portland International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Spokane International Airport, Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Niagara Falls International Airport, and Westchester County Airport.
- Staffing shortages caused nearly 8,000 delays and 271 cancellations Sunday, while TSA officers and air traffic controllers work without pay, affecting the travel economy.
- The Hatch Act, a 1939 statute, restricts partisan political activity by federal employees, but ethics experts offer mixed views as watchdogs cite past OSC findings of partisan messaging.
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Las Vegas airport, others refuse to play Noem video on shutdown impact
Airports in Las Vegas, New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Charlotte, Phoenix, Seattle and more say the video’s political content goes against their policies or regulations prohibiting political messaging in their facilities.
Richmond airport refuses to show TSA video blaming Democrats for government shutdown
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Airports across America have their eyebrows raised over a U.S. Department of Homeland Security TSA video blaming congressional Democrats for the government shutdown. When travelers came through TSA checkpoints at Richmond International Airport (RIC) on Wednesday morning, they did not see the video, due to the airport's local, state and federal concerns, according to an RIC spokesperson. In a prerecorded video, U.S. …
Duluth News Tribune
TSA video blaming Democrats for shutdown under review at MSP
ST. PAUL — The Metropolitan Airports Commission, which owns and operates the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, is evaluating a request from the Transportation Security Administration to play a Homeland Security video at MSP. The video features Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the federal government shutdown. Several major airports have refused to run the message with officials, citing the Hatch Act. The fed…
Airports across the US are refusing to play Kristi Noem's propaganda video
Thank goodness airports across the United States — including the one where I live, Phoenix Sky Harbor — are standing up and refusing to play a propaganda video from the US Department of Homeland Security, which features Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the current government shut down. — Read the rest The post Airports across the US are refusing to play Kristi Noem's propaganda video appeared first on Boing Boing.
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