Why Salt Lake City airport has joined others in not playing Kristi Noem shutdown video

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Salt Lake City International Airport won't play Kristi Noem's video about the government shutdown, citing Utah law.

The video blames Democrats for the shutdown affecting TSA operations.

Other airports also declined, citing political messaging restrictions from laws like the Hatch Act.

SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. government shutdown is entering its third week, which has impacted everything from funding sources to federal employee payments and anything else overseen by federal employees, such as security checkpoints at airports.

In recent days, many airports have started airing a prerecorded video message from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, in which she blames Democratic members of Congress for the shutdown that began on Oct. 1 .

"It is TSA's top priority to