As millions of Americans struggle with growing TSA lines at airports across the country, Elon Musk says he wants to help. The billionaire posted on X Saturday that he intends to pay the salaries of TSA workers who have gone without pay for more than a month due to the partial government shutdown. NewsNation’s Marcus Espinoza joins “NewsNation Live” with a closer look at the offer. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live with Marni Hughes." Weekdays starting at 9a/8C.#NewsNationLive NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
"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 wrote on X.
Caleb Harmon-Marshall, a former TSA officer, talked with 17 airport security screeners to see how they are coping as they work without pay during the latest government shutdown. “Internally, the morale is destroyed,” he tells “Jesse Weber Live.” #TSA #DHS #Shutdown "Jesse Weber Live" brings a fresh, fast-paced, and often unexpected take on the day’s headlines, diving into the biggest stories through the lens of legal expertise.
Airports across the country are reporting a high number of TSA callouts as the partial government shutdown led to officers receiving $0 paychecks last week.
As the partial government continues, Transportation Security Administration workers are worried about the long-term consequences of working with no pay.
TSA Agent Jill Dejanovich says the agents who are still working amid the shortage will only stop when they are financially unable to do so, adding that they are already getting to that point.
Many TSA agents say they’re struggling financially due to missed paychecks. Union leaders say workers are being forced to choose between basic needs and transportation.
TSA Agent Jill Dejanovich says the agents who are still working amid the shortage will only stop when they are financially unable to do so, adding that they are already getting to that point.
Greta Van Susteren called out members of Congress for continuing to collect paychecks while TSA workers go unpaid during a partial government shutdown on Tuesday’s “The Record with Greta Van Susteren.”
