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Some airports refusing to play Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown
More than seven major U.S. airports have refused to air DHS Secretary Noem’s video blaming Democrats for the shutdown, citing Hatch Act and state law concerns.
- 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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New Noem Video Doesn't Fly
(Washington, DC) – Major US airports from New York to Oregon and North Carolina to Nevada have refused to play a “public service announcement” from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at security checkpoints in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown. The video is playing on monitors controlled by the Transportation Security Administration but many airports have refused to allow it on screens that they control. LaGu…
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Spectrum NewsMajor U.S. airports decline to show Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown
At least nine of the 10 busiest airports in the United States have said they won't air the video.
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