Security checkpoints at some airport terminals have closed down amid the government shutdown as more than twice as many TSA workers are calling in sick than normal, officials said.
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Trump will shutdown public school next. Because too much shootings.
Trump is too busy eating hamberders to lift the shutdown.
PLEASE Call in "Sick"!!! Shows how much Dedication these "Workers" have… They WILL Get a paycheck, it's called "Backpay" but they want to make a point… So do we… TSA workers… PLEASE Don't show up so you can be replaced? They treat travelers like criminals and are WORTHLESS POS"s. Time to "Drain that Swamp" Starting with the TSA.
Did people forget how much they can't stand and even hate the TSA?
Well hopefully we will learn from this and make airline hire there own security. She should seek employment elsewhere.
TSA employees are stupid! Get your high IQ pale ass back to work. You can still get paid without getting paid. Allow me to clarify. Anyone trafficking anything illegal, detain them and make a deal. Don't yal know how to negotiate? Or yal are just experts at harassing innocent people? Make a deal, you dumb mother fuckers!
Fucking trump, he made me lose a $6,000 dollar 4 week job (contract) because i couldn't fly out to Colorado. I fucking hate trump supporters, i have no idea why we allow them to live.
wrg, do any nmw
Man let this evil place burn…. Only worldly people want to stay here… Doom to America…. Get other jobs dumb ass tsa employees….
the people literally have no one to blame but the democratic party of fucking idiots
TSA is really slacking, I was on a flight recently and I got through with a large perfume I forgot I had. Normally I wouldn’t have gotten through with it. It may not seem like much but that little perfume could be something else with another person.
Just flew in from Orlando to Chicago and waited over 2 hours to get through security! We almost missed our flight. The poor TSA agents looked absolutely miserable. I made it a point to be extra courteous and tell them all thank you! One guy said I was the only person who thanked him all day! So sad, I hope this ends soon!
I hope they have an automated system to call in sick. Having to call in to a person is red tape.
Lol Calling out Sick? How about ‘They Just decided not show up’ lmao
I would quit. How are they supposed to get to work? Especially in car dependent cities like Atlanta.
Why is it that no one is trying to impeach Trump already!? Trump is obviously hiding something from the public and he doesn't want attention on it so he called a government shutdown. He's doing more than just a wall he is probably planning some illegal stuff behind close doors while we all worry about the shutdown.
I hope the ones that voted for chump I mean clump oops trump haha feeling the burn whether they work for tsa or tryna get on a flight miss your meetings tsa who voted for him no checks for you dummies
And we have to pay an extra fee on tickets for these TSA agents lmao
just give trump the f***ing wall stupids give him the darn wall up to his ankles or knees it's the democrats fault too
just watch trump dump a massive score on the wall and then everyone will be like omg.
Didn't they say the call out rate didn't increase significantly?
Trump made us like TSA.
TSA used to be the shit…
Not anymore go urber!
They can give 700 billion for a wall street bail out but can't spare 5 billion just to give american people peace of mind that they have added security. GTFO. Pelosi sucks. oh you could just legalize drugs if you want to make this about money. That would discourage drug traffickers. Unbelievable the retards in power. I literally just solved the issue with 2 perfect options.
I bet you Doral Trump supporter haha
"Pay TSA" music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2K_jX_AYSg
Trump wants waste billons for a boarder wall that wont even work! The caravan will go through the river! They cant make a wall the money is more needed for schools prisons goverment workers! Not some lego wall!
Take the bus just for safety if not traveling far.
Why don't the people who want the wall just work for the tsa?
Than tell the DEMO RATS to BUILD a WALL!!! And all the liberal's can go back to work!
Keep crying bitches.
Facts & science have a liberal bias. That is why Republicans hate both.
The easiest way to become a Republican — get a frontal lobotomy.
Trump voters are OK. They are winning it. They are getting everything Trump promised. Right???
I am sure they are enjoying this.
I know I am not.
Too little too late, 🔴 Flying deregulation Airways have Zero interest in Safety only pay checks 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
They are not "working without pay", another lie by the news media. Their paycheck is delayed. In fact most federal workers are getting a paid vacation, which is unbelievable when you consider that they could still come to work, but refuse to do so. Trump signed a bill that would pay all workers back pay, so this news report is a lie.
I fly private tho
Can't blame the workers … I wouldn't go to work if I wasn't being paid either.
Given that the TSA has a 95% failure rate at detecting hidden weapons even when fully staffed, I'd say just get rid of them altogether.
The TSA… They were not necessary before 911 and are not necessary now. The TSA has just proven that they are the most useless government agency. Abolish the TSA. The most useless government agency and taxpayer waste of money ever
Call your Congressmen and demand they fund the wall and end the shut down! Build the wall, make it tall, we don't want illegals here at all! No Asylum, No Amnesty, No Daca!
Just let these people get on their damn plane already and let the gropers stay home. We've had security theater for more than 15 years. Time to admit the TSA stops nothing and save some money. Hell, you could probably build a wall with the money you save.
For all you TSA sympathizers http://lmgtfy.com/?q=TSA+failure+rate
This is why I am not a flying person I like traveling by car
Maybe the government should add a bonus for the worker that shows up as an incentive like working overtime pay.