SEATTLE — The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) won’t air a video of U.S Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown, a spokesperson confirmed.
The video was made to play on monitors over TSA lines at airports nationwide. In the video obtained by CNN, Noem states:
“It is TSA’s top priority to make sure that you have the most pleasant and efficient airport experience as possible while we keep you safe. However, Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government, and because of this, many of our operations are impacted, and most of our TSA employees are working without pay.”
The video will not be airing above TSA lines at SEA Airport. A Port of Seattle spokesperson shared a statement with We:
“The Port of Seattle will not play the video on its screens at SEA Airport, due to the political nature of the content. We continue to urge bipartisan efforts to end the government shutdown and are working to find ways to support federal employees working without pay at SEA during the shutdown.”
It’s been nearly two weeks since the federal government shut down, after Senate Republicans and Democrats could not come to a compromise on a funding bill. Federal employees are on track to miss a scheduled payday.
So far, SEA has not reported an increase in sick calls or delays at the TSA checkpoints due to the government shutdown. Other airports across the country have reported some impacts, including the Burbank Airport, which was without air traffic control for a period of six hours.
Other Pacific Northwest airports are also choosing to not run the video. A spokesperson for Spokane International Airport told We’s sister station KREM 2 that it wasn’t able to accommodate the request to run the video due to the airport’s First Amendment policy, saying the video falls under prohibited advertising content on political issues. A spokesperson for the Boise Airport said the airport declined to play the video due to the airport’s policy prohibiting commentary about political issues.
트위터 공유: SEA 공항 정치 영상 방영 거부