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Trump says he’s signing an order instructing DHS to pay TSA agents to stop ‘chaos at the airports’ amid 40-day funding shutdown

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  1. Duane_ on

    For context: Congresswoman Duckworth made a public statement confirming to the press that DHS could have been paying TSA this whole time.

    During this, and still ongoing – the Senate has hung up on a vote, that has been fully voted on (100 votes in and counted) to prevent a Senator (who is still live-tweeting) from demanding Unanimous Consent to fund TSA outright.

    Trump heard both of those things and immediately ‘signed an order’ (called Markwayne Mullin’s cell phone) to pay TSA.

    It has nothing to do with Trump or DHS. They got full-nelsoned out of lying to the entire country for fourty one days.

  3. Ok-Lets-Talk-It-Out on

    Here is the dipshits full tweet, having the usual lies and dumbass claims:

    *The Radical Left Democrats, and their “Leader,” Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, have made it very clear where they stand, and that is, ON THE SIDE OF CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS, AND NOT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. They are refusing to fund Immigration Enforcement unless the Republicans agree to their Open Border Policies, which will never, ever happen again. They almost destroyed our Country, allowing 25 Million People to enter from Prisons, Mental Institutions, and Insane Asylums, those that are Drug Dealers, and thousands of Murderers, many of whom killed more than one person. Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities under the Law to protect our Great Country, as I always will do! Therefore, I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports. It is not an easy thing to do, but I am going to do it! I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also, ICE, for the incredible help they have given us at the Airports. I will not allow the Radical Left Democrats to hold our Country hostage any longer. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP*

  5. breakevencloud on

    I’m not sure that’s how that works, but, then again, I’m also not sure of very much anymore.

  7. Straight-Ad6926 on

    I’m sure the TSA agents who have been living on thoughts and prayers for six weeks will be thrilled to receive an executive order instead of a backdated mortgage payment.

  8. misdirected_asshole on

    1)Start fire

    2)Blame firefighters for not having fire put out yet

    3)Put out fire, claim to be hero

  9. Mikethebest78 on

    This was chaos that he caused right? Or are we talking about different chaos? I can’t keep track anymore.

  10. CH49FE on

    Didn’t he just previously divert money to ICE under other funding streams at the expense of other DHS employees, like TSA? This was and always has been a problem created by himself. He wanted to make sure his personal, underqualified, trigger happy army would remain loyal so ensured they got paid.

  12. Taurius2 on

    DHS: “In 2 weeks!

    *2 weeks later*

    TSA: “I haven’t received a check…:

    DHS: “You took 1 day off. It’s against the rule to take a day off during shutdown. So no paycheck for you.”

  14. Glimdrop on

    If Trump really does pay TSA with Homeland Security money, that works for me. Homeland Security got $190 billion in the so-called “big beautiful bill” last year, so they should be able to afford it. Good use for that money actually. And Dems should then do everything they can to stop them from getting reimbursed for it.

  17. Ok_Key_4731 on

    All the GOP had to do was pass ONE of the 8 bills to fund TSA that were brought up in the past month. 🙄

  18. Miserable_Pie_8337 on

    So Trump could’ve done this a month ago but chose to let the people responsible for protecting our airports go without pay…

  20. cinemachick on

    Can y’all pay the Coast Guard too? You don’t want the person rescuing you from your yacht to be hungry!

  22. Minimum_Run_890 on

    So, he could have done this any time, saved a lot of pain and heartache for employees and danger to air travellers.

  23. brpajense on

    Seems like Trump is being a little too obvious in screwing over TSA workers.

    Is privatizing or abolishing the TSA part of Project 2025 or something?  Because Trump is going beyond holding TSA agents and travelers hostage to get the SAVE Act passed, and is actually trying to break the TSA by driving everyone to quit through mismamagement and then saying that Trump Airport and Casino Security can do it better but it needs an exclusive no-bid contract to do it.

  25. virgil_of_the_brooks on

    So another instance where the orange shows seditious behavior by betraying the American people (whom he represents) by using his own government employees paychecks as leverage for his fascist agenda? Icing on the cake: he could’ve paid them the entire time and this whole shut down was for a nothing burger. Please how many more examples of treason does Congress need to see before action is taken? Arrest the orange, all of his goons, and any rep who supports his fascist agenda now before it’s too late

  33. brute-forced on

    This fucking idiot could’ve done this from day zero? And he refused because politics.

  37. Goge97 on

    Create a problem, generate chaos, sit back and enjoy the suffering, then ride in on a white horse and fix it,!

    The Trump Classic

  39. Tart-Pomgranate5743 on

    TACO Thursday… and cue Trump touting how he’s “solved the problem Democrats created”.

  42. LabOwn9800 on

    So let me get this straight. Trump had the power to fix this 40 days ago but used our suffering for political
    Leverage?

  43. hifumiyo1 on

    The DHS administrators have been the one not paying TSA. Trump trying to get credit for extinguishing a fire his people started.

  45. Gold_Matter_609 on

    Wow. So he was just holding out trying to make the Dems look bad. Another dumb move.

  46. Boundish91 on

    To me the fact that you have a system which allows you to force people to work and not pay them is wild.

    That’s slavery.

  47. Furd__Turgeson on

    Roses are red
    Violets are blue
    Break free little clot
    Do what you do

    /obviously not directed to any individual in particular

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