It's an extraordinary move that came as senators were reviewing a "last and final" offer to end the funding impasse that has jammed airports and disrupted travel, just as TSA workers faced another missed paycheck Friday.
President Trump posted on Truth Social that he is signing an order to pay TSA workers. They have been working without pay for 41 days during the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. Roughly 11% of officers are calling out daily, leading to long TSA lines at airports. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports.
President says order will ‘address this Emergency Situation’ as TSA employees have gone without pay during disputeDonald Trump announced Thursday he will sign an order instructing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to pay Transportation Security Administration agents immediately.“I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland…
President Donald Trump said he would sign an order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers in a bid to alleviate disruptions at US airports with lawmakers in Congress deadlocked on how to end a partial government shutdown.
Trump made the announcement on Truth Social Thursday evening.
President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that he will sign an executive order to pay thousands of Transportation Security Administration workers after negotiations over Department of Homeland Security funding stalled out. “Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities under the Law to protect our…
"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!"
President announces forthcoming executive order to have DHS pay TSA agents during shutdown, citing airport chaos and blaming Democrats in a Truth Social post.
President Trump said he would sign an emergency order to pay Transportation Security Administration agents, with an intensifying crisis at airports ahead of a busy travel weekend.
President Trump said he will sign an executive order to restart pay for TSA officers, who have gone more than a month without a full paycheck.
