A video has yet to play at John Wayne Airport that the Department of Homeland Security has asked airports across the country to show with a message from Secretary Kristi Noem that blames Democrats for the government shutdown and its impacts on Transportation Security Administration operations.

JWA spokesperson AnnaSophia Servin said the request, which was made verbally, is under review, and the video has not been played at the facility.

Nearby Long Beach Airport officials have said the municipal facility will not play the video because its political content violates state and federal laws — specifically, the 1939 federal Hatch Act that restricts certain political activities by federal employees. Airports in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Phoenix, Seattle and some other

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