Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spent her Saturday in Las Vegas, where she held a press conference featuring several TSA agents employed at Harry Reid International Airport and made a show of handing out bonus checks that she admitted were not actually checks.

After announcing the $10,000 bonuses—which, like the bonuses given to air traffic controllers who worked without pay during the government shutdown, were only offered to select employees—Noem said, “Let’s hand out some checks, should we?“

She quickly clarified that, “This is a document that verifies it will be direct deposited into your accounts, OK?” before handing out the documents to the 29 TSA employees gathered behind her.

Noem also announced that the Department of Homeland Security would be investing more than $1 bil

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