Several major U.S. airports have refused to play a partisan video in which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown and resulting travel disruptions.
According to CNN, airports declining to air the overtly political video include Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport, Portland International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, and several in New York. Officials in Cleveland, Los Angeles, and Phoenix also told The Washington Post that playing the clip could violate internal rules against political messaging—and even state or federal law.
The video, first obtained by Fox News, was intended to be played near Transportation Security Administration lines. In it, Noem says, “It is TSA’s top pri