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Posted on 03/21/2026 10:46:07 AM PDT by PROCON
WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, said on Saturday he would cover the paychecks of U.S. Transportation Security Administration officers during their second unpaid work stoppage in six months amid a protracted federal funding lapse.
The budget impasse over funding for the TSA’s parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, is in its fifth week. Screeners and other TSA personnel are days away from missing a second full paycheck, but are being pressured to show up as screening times at some airports stretch on for hours.
“I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country,” Musk said in a post, opens new tab on his social media platform X.
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During the first shutdown, I gave my son money so he wouldn’t feel abandoned.
Congress should be on a no fly list during this shutdown make them pay for private flights. They are getting paid.
Elon is a very generous man. He tries to use his monetary & technical leverage to do go. Not to the exclusion of success and profit but that is as it should be.
Tyrus had a suggestion a go fund me page
Yes
Brilliant idea about no fly for Congress! Well, at least for the Democrats.
To be followed by president Trumps executive order directing the IRS to consider this payment in full for all of Elons current and future tax liabilities.
You know, a bunch of other countries such as Germany have divorced airport security from federal funding. They use a kind of quasi-governmental agency that’s fully funded by the user fees (charged to the airlines on a per-landing basis etc). Why can’t we have something like that instead of this constant uncertainty caused by Washington gridlock and the inevitable budget shutdowns?
Good question. Maybe Trump will look into it.
Use GiveSendGo when possible.
No no no! Let the mofos responsible reap what they have sown!
Elon certainly knows that private funding of Federal employees is illegal and he could not do it even if he wanted to. This sounds more like a Publicity stunt.
Nice, but….
I like Trump’s solution better. Temporarily send in ICE to do the job! Fulfill two jobs at once.
Note to the airlines...
You should have a word with your shills in Congress before the public finds out just what a joke passenger safety is to you all...
Illegal Aliens Working on Jetliners
The president knew just what was doing when he issued his statement.
TRUMP HAS A BETTER IDEA! REPLACE TSA WITH ICE AGENTS.
Snowflakes are melting down all over the world! ROTFL!!!
During the fights to develop a government solution, the Demoncrats came up with the TSA, which gave them a bunch of new UNION workers to be fleeced and the money sent to their Demoncrat overlords.
I remember videos like that. They always make me smile. :)
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