Overview

• Authorities overseeing airports in Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, Charlotte, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Buffalo–Niagara, Westchester County, and Spokane, as well as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, say they will not display the video.
• TSA asked airports to play the clip at security checkpoints, while DHS says the announcement is rolling out nationally and reiterated its call for Democrats to reopen the government.
• Local statements point to the Hatch Act, state prohibitions on using public resources for political messaging, and airport policies banning partisan content; Westchester’s county executive called the tone inappropriate and alarmist.
• Whether the clip is playing anywhere remains unclear, and practical control of checkpoint screens varies, with Charlotte and Boston noting TSA lacks monitors at their checkpoints.
• The shutdown began Oct. 1, leaving TSA screeners and air traffic controllers working without pay; airports report staffing strains even as TSA says security operations remain largely unimpacted.