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American Air Hubs Refuse Homeland Security PSA Blaming Democratic Party for Government Shutdown
A number of key international airports across the United States, including Phoenix's Sky Harbor, Las Vegas's Harry Reid Airport, Seattle–Tacoma, and Charlotte Douglas Airport in North Carolina, have opted to block a video from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem that faults Democratic lawmakers for the current government closure from being shown at their checkpoint areas.
Regulatory Concerns Cited by Aviation Officials
Airport authorities in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Nevada, Seattle, Portland, Oregon, Charlotte, and Westchester, New York have declined to broadcast the footage at screening areas, stating that the political statements could contravene state and federal law, such as the Hatch Act of 1939, which prohibits government workers from participating in partisan political activity.
“Democrats in Congress decline to support funding for the U.S. government, and because of this, many of our activities are impacted, and most of our Transportation Security Administration workers are not receiving wages,” Noem said in the announcement.
The Port of Portland Response
The Port of Portland noted that it “did not consent to displaying the video in its current form, as we maintain the Hatch Act clearly prohibits utilization of government resources for partisan messaging.” The port further stated that state regulations in Oregon bars public employees from promoting or opposing any political party and that agreeing to play this content would violate state law.
Harry Reid International Statement
Las Vegas's Harry Reid International Airport also declined to display the security announcement on similar grounds, noting in a statement that “the video's message included political messaging that was inconsistent with the impartial, informational nature of the PSAs typically shown at checkpoint screens” and also cited the Hatch Act.
Understanding the Hatch Act Regulations
The Hatch Act is a federal law that prohibits political activities by federal employees to guarantee that public services stay non-partisan.
Additional Airport Rejections
- Phoenix Sky Harbor airport explained that it “refused to display the PSA” to stay “consistent with airport policy,” which does not allow partisan material.
- The Port of Seattle, which manages Sea-Tac airport, similarly refused, citing “the political nature of the video.”
- Charlotte airport said that North Carolina municipal law and the airport’s policy for digital content “do not permit the video in question.” The authority also added that the TSA does not own any screens at its checkpoints and that its limited digital screens are reserved for wayfinding, travel information, and paid advertisements.
Westchester Objection
Westchester County, in a public comment, called the PSA “inappropriate, unacceptable, and inconsistent with the standards we anticipate from our nation’s top public officials.”
“The public service announcement makes political the effects of a federal government shutdown on TSA operations,” the county leader stated, noting that the message was “unnecessarily alarmist” and “undermines public trust.”
Homeland Security Response
A Department of Homeland Security official, an agency representative, repeated the Secretary's wording to attribute fault to “partisan tactics” in a response, adding that “Democrats will shortly realize the significance of reopening the government.”
Bipartisan Calls for Resolution
The Port of Seattle said that it continued to “encourage cooperative actions to resolve the government shutdown” and was working to identify methods to support government workers working without pay during the closure.
Margaret Houston
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