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Trump says he will order DHS to 'immediately' pay TSA officers as partial shutdown drags on

Posted by PDXGuy33333

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-says-will-order-dhs-immediately-pay-tsa-officers-partial-shutdow-rcna265393
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PDXGuy33333 Mar 27, 2026 +1
So he could have done this at any time before now? Instead, he used travelers and TSA agents as pawns.
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DistractedPhoenix Mar 27, 2026 +1
Air safety under Trump is beyond terrible
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Affectionate_Buy_830 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Seriously. I never remember this type of chaos. I am 42
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ye_olde_green_eyes Mar 27, 2026 +1
Flying directly after 9/11 was pretty weird, but understandably so.
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DistractedPhoenix Mar 27, 2026 +1
Flying after 9/11 was weird and a brand new TSA made it a huge pain in the ass. But planes weren’t crashing taking off and landing
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Affectionate_Buy_830 Mar 27, 2026 +1
I mean crashes on concourses and mid air.
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Allaplgy Mar 27, 2026 +1
The midair crash can't really be tied to him. It was just a tragedy borne of pilot error and longstanding issues with a dense traffic area. The Air Canada crash can definitely be argued to be a consequence of his "leadership" though. And it will get worse. He does enough horrible shit. No need to help him by making it look like we have to make stuff up/blame him for things that were (surprisingly enough) not his fault.
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DistractedPhoenix Mar 27, 2026 +1
The midair collision can be blamed on Trump more than anyone else. Between firing all the heads of different aviation groups and froze hiring. His behavior after the incident would also indicate he was to blame.
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Allaplgy Mar 27, 2026 +1
No. No it can't. I hate him as much as anyone, his policy has made air travel more dangerous, and his reaction to that tragedy was abhorrent, but that was pilot error, just days into his term. There is no need to blame him for things outside of his control. There are more than enough horrible things he's actually been responsible for (like his reaction to that event).
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AINonsense Mar 27, 2026 +1
> The midair crash can't really be tied to him. It was just a tragedy borne of pilot error and longstanding issues with a dense traffic area But more of understaffed ATC.
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Blue_Checkers Mar 27, 2026 +1
I had a flight into NYC 2 weeks after it happened. I got 'special searched twice, and boy howdy I sure DIDNT feel safe with M-16 toting toadies everywhere
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Realistic_Mousse_673 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Ya me too.. I'm 68..the whole thing is like we ain't seen before
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PDXGuy33333 Mar 27, 2026 +1
I know a couple of air transport certificate holders who agree with you.
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thereverendpuck Mar 27, 2026 +1
Everything under Trump is horrible.
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Shaudius Mar 27, 2026 +1
He can't legally do this but no one will stop him while congress is controlled by Republicans.
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PDXGuy33333 Mar 27, 2026 +1
For my two cents I sure don't want to see Democrats suing to stop him. They'd be beaten over the head with that forever.
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Teigh99 Mar 27, 2026 +1
He always has to have a big twist in his productions. We are in a reality TV show.
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QuailWonderful Mar 27, 2026 +1
He could've done this the whole time?
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PDXGuy33333 Mar 27, 2026 +1
So it appears. >Asked whether Trump could declare a national emergency to pay TSA officers, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said, “Well, the president has the authority, so we’ll see what happens.”
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Luckydog12 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Susan Collins is completely worthless.
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KingMario05 Mar 27, 2026 +1
She needs to f****** go.
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kjlcm Mar 27, 2026 +1
As a New Englander, Maine please take care of this situation!
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name_escape Mar 27, 2026 +1
The entire system needs to go; it’s clear that it’s incredibly fallible if the three branches of government are susceptible to being metastasized and desecrated by these bilious chucklefucks
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time4donuts Mar 27, 2026 +1
This was also proposed by Sen. Duckworth (I think) but republicans were not on board
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eskimospy212 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Not if the law and the constitution matter.  (They don’t)
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sec713 Mar 27, 2026 +1
This is something that could've happened at any time. Another manufactured crisis, brought to you by the makers of the last manufactured crisis.
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Equivalent_Low_2315 Mar 27, 2026 +1
But you see he is a hero because he saved us from a crisis (that was entirely of his own making).
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QuentinMagician Mar 27, 2026 +1
In theory he cannot do this, but who is going to stop him?
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gentlemantroglodyte Mar 27, 2026 +1
The money that DHS spends on TSA is money they can't use for ICE so I'm ok with this
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Alternative-Bat-2462 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Well only took 40 days longer to get them paid than it should have. Glad the Dems didn’t bend over this time.
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Laughing_Matter Mar 27, 2026 +1
Our power in numbers is greater than their number in power
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PDXGuy33333 Mar 27, 2026 +1
I cannot wait for November.
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IndyMLVC Mar 27, 2026 +1
People need to stop saying this like it’s a foregone conclusion. Something is going to happen. 
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PDXGuy33333 Mar 27, 2026 +1
I think we will have an election and that Republicans will be driven out of office by the dozens.
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Jae_Rides_Apes Mar 27, 2026 +1
But will he wait to pay them in cash with his signature bearing dollar bills?
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KingMario05 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Uh huh. With whose money, genius?
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PDXGuy33333 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Details, details.
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KingMario05 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Well, Senate GOP finally caved. I guess it worked?
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pixelwhip Mar 27, 2026 +1
Having trump run the country via executive order is like letting your 90 year old grandpa under the hood of your car to do some work on the engine.
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AINonsense Mar 27, 2026 +1
And the brakes and steering. He got the doors to lock while there’s anyone in the car, though.
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PDXGuy33333 Mar 27, 2026 +1
I know some grandpas that I would trust to do that far more than I trust Trump to even give a damn about the country or anyone beside himself.
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ProjectPopTart Mar 27, 2026 +1
with money from where. if he can just do this why couldn't biden do loan relief.
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AINonsense Mar 27, 2026 +1
Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation. Activist judges.
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PDXGuy33333 Mar 27, 2026 +1
That's a very good question.
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InertiasCreep Mar 27, 2026 +1
Because f*** Democrats. When Dems do something the GOP goal is to obstruct obstruct obstruct. Him doing this is probably illegal but no one in the GOP cares.
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AINonsense Mar 27, 2026 +1
So he could have done that right at the start. If, for example, he gave a f***.
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Prizehart Mar 27, 2026 +1
Finding a loophole to pay the TSA is the ultimate pressure valve. He fixes the airport lines so he doesn't have to fix the shutdown
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Affectionate_Buy_830 Mar 27, 2026 +1
This guy has a lot of bullshit that he created that he is going to have to find ways to not fix.
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QuailWonderful Mar 27, 2026 +1
I mean but the bad parts of DHS don't get funding at least
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8bitmorals Mar 27, 2026 +1
Dude is spineless, someone must have told him how is affecting his voter base.
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jcwilliams1984 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Sooo he could have just done this a month ago?
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PDXGuy33333 Mar 27, 2026 +1
He claims to have the authority and that's good enough for his supporters in and out of government.
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