Transportation Security Administration employees who kept the nation’s airports running during the record-breaking 43-day government shutdown were recognized in dramatic fashion on Thursday, as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem personally handed out $10,000 bonus checks to select agents.
The presentation took place at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, where Noem paused a press briefing to turn toward about a dozen TSA officers gathered behind her. Cameras captured her shaking each recipient’s hand before presenting them with envelopes containing their bonuses. “Exemplary service,” she said, describing the dedication of agents who continued working without pay.
According to an administration official cited by MSNBC, the bonuses weren’t limited to the Houston group. “Several thousand” TSA employees who received top performance ratings from their supervisors would also be rewarded with the same $10,000 check.
The bonuses came as federal workers were finally getting paid again after more than six weeks without paychecks. The move was intended both to acknowledge their loyalty and to boost morale following the historic shutdown that strained airport operations nationwide.
President Donald Trump reportedly pushed for similar recognition for air traffic controllers. As Breitbart News noted, he recommended a $10,000 payment for those who worked through the shutdown’s duration.
When Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked Trump how he planned to fund the gesture, he replied candidly, “I don’t know. I’ll get it from some place.” He then added, “I always get the money from some place, regardless. It doesn’t matter. We did a lot of — I do a lot of bonuses for people, because it’s really something that, it’s like the American way, when you think about it.”
An internal Department of Homeland Security memo later confirmed that the TSA bonuses distributed Thursday came from leftover funds from fiscal year 2025, allowing the department to honor the president’s directive without additional appropriations.
{Matzav.com}
The TSA is thee most abusive government agency. Their only goal is to dehumanize innocent taxpayers. Take off your belt. Take off your shoes. Take off that prosthetic leg. Give me that water bottle. Give me that shampoo container. Wait. Come here and stand to the side. We are going to feel you up in your private parts. Something came up on the screen that looks suspicious. Sick lowlife transgender highschool dropouts. They don’t deserve a penny. They should all be in a prison cell. Kristi Noem is more concerned with how her hair looks and what color lipstick she should wear with her pant suit, than what the innocent American taxpayers have to endure before taking a plane ride to visit their elderly mother.
“You can bring toothpaste in your carry-on as long as it is in a container that holds 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters) or less. This item, along with all other liquids, gels, and aerosols, must fit into a single, clear, quart-sized plastic bag for security screening”
Aha. So 3.4 ounces of toothpaste won’t take down a jetliner, but 3.5 ounces will. Right. Got it. There must be a lot of science behind this amazing discovery……just like 6 feet social distancing, plastic partitions, and flimsy disposable masks prevented Covid 19 from spreading. Lol! Are the American sheeple that dumb and stupid?!
Apparently YES.