The noem video blames Democrats for the shutdown. These planes will not show you

Several airports in California have refused to play a video featuring US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Oshaya calling out Democrats for the shutdown of the Federal government.

The video, which features travelers waiting in Immigration and Customs Enforcement security lines at airports across the country, comes as the government enters its third week of lockdown after lockdown.

“It’s a top priority for TSA to make sure you have the most pleasant and efficient flight experience possible while keeping you safe,” Noem said. “However, Democrats in Congress refuse to support the federal government and as a result many of our jobs are affected, and many of our TSA employees are working without pay.”

Authorities at several airports in California say they do not play video in their areas. Airports include: Orange County Airport, Hollywood Burbank Airport, San Diego International Airport, San José Mineta International Airport, Oakland International Airport, Oakland San Francisco Airport.

Authorities from Los Angeles International Airport responded to questions about whether the video was played there.

Some airline officials refused to play the video, calling it inappropriate. On Tuesday, the ranking member of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation called Noem to be investigated for the conduct of the aircraft by questioning the video.

“Recent reports show DHS is using tax dollars and federal funds to produce and air a video message showing the Democratic secretary,” Dengwane Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) wrote in a letter addressed to the office of special counsel and reviewed from time to time. “This message is not only false; it appears to violate the prohibitions contained in the Hatch Act.”

The law, according to the US office of special counsel, ‘is to ensure that government programs are controlled in a non-arbitrary manner,’ and to protect Federal employees from political coercion at work.

Noom’s video was received by airlines on Thursday and was followed by a verbal request from DHS officials to play it at security checkpoints, multiple airline officials were told.

The reason the video is not shown is that the fliers in california are different.

In Orange County, airport spokeswoman Annasophia Servin said that homeland security has requested, from the airport director, that the video be played, but a final decision has not been made. In Burbank, political messages are prohibited, officials said. In San José, a spokesperson for the airport said there was no impact from the closure so there was no reason to play the video.

At SAN FRANCISCO International Airport, officials decided the video was useless.

“The SFO restricts the messaging in our security screening documents to information intended to help passengers prepare to go through the security screening process,” a spokeswoman for the process said by email. “Any content, whether in video or print form, that does not meet this standard, will not be displayed.”

When times asked Homeland Security officials Homela to respond to airports not play Noem’s video, said agency spokeswoman Tricia Mclaughlin, who responded with Noom’s video statement.

But California airports aren’t the only places that choose not to play Noem’s message.

Airports in Oregon, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Atlanta, Phoenix, Seattle have also opted out.

“We do not agree to play the video in its current form, as we believe that the hatch act prohibits the use of public assets for political purposes and messages,” a spokesperson for Portland International Airport said in a statement.

Oregon law also prohibits public employees from political harassment on the job.

“We believe that allowing this video to be played on port properties would violate Oregon law,” he said.

Authorities in New York have also repeatedly objected to the AIRing video.

“It is inappropriate, unacceptable, and inconsistent with the values ​​we expect from the nation’s highest public servants,” New York’s Westchester County said in a statement. “The [Public Service Announcement] He shows the impact of the federal government shutdown on the operation of the TSA, and the County gets a ton to be unfairly aralthist. “

According to the Homeland Security website, more than 61,000 TSA employees continue to work despite the lapse in employment, and the lack of paychecks for employees.