Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered to cover TSA employee salaries amid a funding dispute impacting airport operations. The offer, shared on X, has drawn mixed reactions, as lawmakers grapple with budget disagreements.
by JESSICA A. BOTELHO | The National News DeskFILE - Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks alongside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington. The Tesla CEO shared the news on X, which is his social media platform, early Saturday morning.
"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," It is unclear whether such an arrangement would be legally permissible, as federal workers are typically paid through congressional appropriations and subject to strict rules governing compensation. Sen. John Fetterman, who is a Democrat, shared Musk's post. He called the offer "incredibly generous.". "I remain the lone Dem to vote with my Republican colleagues to fully fund DHS and get people paid. It should never come to this point.", raising concerns about staffing shortages, longer security lines, and broader travel disruptions at some of the country's biggest airports. Air travelers endure long lines and two-hour wait times at the TSA security check point at Terminal E at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport Friday, March 20, 2026, in Houston. Lawmakers remain at odds over funding priorities, including disagreements tied to immigration and Department of Homeland Security spending, which includes the TSA.Trump threatened to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports across the country if Democrats do not agree to end the ongoing funding impasse that has disrupted operations and led to staffing shortages. "If the radical left Democrats don’t immediately sign an agreement to let our country, in particular, our airports, be free and safe again, I will move our brilliant and patriotic ICE agents to the airports where they will do security like no one has ever seen before, including the immediate arrest of all illegal immigrants who have come into our country, with heavy emphasis on those from Somalia, who have totally destroyed, with the approval of a corrupt governor, attorney general, and congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, the once great state of Minnesota," Trump wrote on Truth Social.Elon Musk offered to pay the salaries of Transportation Security Administration workers amid the ongoing government shurdown.He shared the news on X, whiA woman was killed after a head-on collision involved two cars in San Marcos Friday evening, according to police.San Marcos PD says that police officers, alongAn Austin police officer was hospitalized with minor injuries and a suspect was arrested early Friday after a pursuit of a driver stretched from south Austin alWARNING: Video contains intense and graphic images. EDGEWATER, Md. -- A Maryland teen convicted of running over a fellow high school student has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. News outlets report Nicholas Kyle Hoffman was 17 when he was charged as an adult with attempted murder in November. Charging documents say the 16-year-old victim was targeted for allegedly stealing marijuana from Hoffman's friend.Austin police arrested 21 people and recovered two human trafficking victims, including a minor, during a recent commercial sex enforcement operation, the Austi
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