Posted on 03/27/2026 4:06:43 PM PDT by Libloather
TSA agents will start seeing paychecks drop in their bank accounts on Monday, a much-needed boost for stressed-out airport workers who have been caught up in a bitter political fight for more than 40 days.
President Trump signed an order on Friday, using emergency powers to order the workers paid despite the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown. While Congress has failed to fund the rest of the department, TSA workers will get some relief, though other DHS workers are still unpaid.
“Today, at the direction of President Trump and the Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, TSA has immediately begun the process of paying its workforce. TSA officers should begin seeing paychecks as early as Monday, March 30,” a DHS spokesperson told The Post.
“TSA is grateful to the President and Secretary for their leadership to put money back into the pockets of TSA employees who worked without pay during the ongoing Democrat DHS shutdown.”
Trump signed the order after legislation to fund DHS stalled on Capitol Hill, and airport security wait times ballooned to hours at some locations due to TSA staffing shortages.
“I have determined that these circumstances constitute an emergency situation compromising the Nation’s security,” the president wrote in the official notice of the order.
TSA workers are in their second month without pay after a partial shutdown of DHS funds. The Senate – in the early hours of Thursday morning – passed a measure to fund the department but the House rejected that on Friday, prolonging a six-week shutdown.
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Only if you are stupid!
President Trump says he can pay TSA by executive order.
Republican Senate passes bill to fund TSA.
Republican House votes it down.
Yeah, I can see how only someone stupid could point a finger at the Republican Party.
I hope they take the bait.
“Liberal Judge appointed by Democrat CUTS payments to TSA.”
“ Why didn’t he do this in the beginning? It’s what the rats do when they’re acting like they’re fixing the problem. In this case the democrats were the cause and Trump will get credit. You gotta let the people suffer a bit before they can appreciate their savior.”
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Trump has handled this in a magnificent manner. Keep the detailed ICE agents at the airports until the congestion has cleared up and delayed/deferred travel has worked its way to completion.
The good point about the spring break less fires to put out.
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