All posts tagged "Airports"

After months of saying that ICE agents need to wear masks so they don't get doxxed, President Donald Trump said this week that they should not wear masks while working at airports.

In an MS NOW opinion piece from Jarvis DeBerry, the opinion editor described how Trump had reversed his initial stance on masks, and noted the hypocrisy of this move considering that law enforcement officers across America go to work daily with their names on their chests and faces visible.

And as the partial government shutdown hits the 40-day mark and airport security lines leave lengthy wait times — while TSA staffing shortages continue and workers go without pay — the move to bring ICE agents to airports has raised questions about why Republicans have argued the federal officers need to conceal their identities. ...

Democrats were reportedly sensing potential spring break travel pandemonium and further political fallout over President Donald Trump's decision to send federal immigration agents to airports, an analyst reported on Monday.

Author Rachel Bade wrote in a Substack post how Trump could be heading for a "rude awakening" this week as Democrats call his bluff over whether to fund the Department of Homeland Security amid the partial government shutdown. The president's move to bring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents was expected to backfire as Democratic lawmakers were apparently predicting how voters would respond, and Democrats wouldn't be pushed to bow down to Republican demands.

"Publicly, Democrats are calling the move ridiculous. Privately, though? They’re thrilled," Bade wrote. "The way they see it, Trump’s move screams desperation and that the White House is eager to resolve this issue before the spring break travel season."
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A bonus check of $10,000 for air traffic controllers who worked through the government shutdown has been sent to less than 10% of the workforce.

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association says it is concerned that just 311 of more than 10,000 members are set to receive their bonus. The pay-out was promised by Donald Trump in a post to Truth Social, with the president making it clear that those who had continued to serve during the government shutdown would be rewarded.

Trump had written on Truth Social that air traffic controllers must "get back to work" on November 10. He shared, "All Air Traffic Controllers must get back to work, NOW!!! Anyone who doesn’t will be substantially 'docked.' REPORT TO WORK IMMEDIATELY."...

The head of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association has hit out at Donald Trump for asking staff to work unpaid.

In a post to Truth Social yesterday, Trump warned those who did not return to work following the end of the government shutdown would be punished. The president warned those who did not return to work immediately would have their pay "substantially docked" and some could even be replaced by "true patriots".

Trump took to Truth Social and wrote, "All Air Traffic Controllers must get back to work, NOW!!! Anyone who doesn’t will be substantially 'docked.' For those Air Traffic Controllers who were GREAT PATRIOTS, and didn’t take ANY TIME OFF for the 'Democrat Shutdown Hoax,' I will be recommending a BONUS of $10,000 per person for distinguished service to our Country....

President Joe Biden has responded to calls to drop out of the 2024 presidential race with his own mockery of Donald Trump's mental capacity.

Speaking in Madison Wisconsin on Friday, Biden asked the crowd how their Fourth of July was. They cheered with enthusiasm. But Biden then turned to his opponent.

"By the way, if you wonder whether Trump has it all together, did you ever hear how he explained the Fourth of July when he was president?" Biden asked the crowd. "No, I'm serious, this is true. His explanation of how America won the Revolutionary War, I'm not making this up. He said in his Fourth of July speech five years ago, he said George Washington's army won the revolution by taking control of the airports from the British."...

Passengers onboard an American Airlines flight reported feeling rushing wind when a fellow traveler attempted to rip open the emergency exit in mid-air on Tuesday. Six of them sprang into action, tackling the man and holding him down in the aisle until the plane safely returned to Sunport Airport in Albuquerque. Flight 1219 had been on its way to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport when the incident occurred roughly half an hour after takeoff. “30 minutes after departing Albuquerque I was shaken out of my Panda Express and tequila-induced stupor by a man trying to aggressively open the airp......