Order comes after House Republicans rejected a Senate‑passed deal to fund key DHS subagencies, including the TSA
Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday instructing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration agents as the partial shutdown drags on.
Negotiations on Capitol Hill remain stalled after House Republicans rejected a Senate‑passed deal to fund key DHS subagencies, including the TSA. After first announcing on Truth Social that he would pay more than 60,000 airport security workers – without explaining where the money would come from – the president issued the order.
“This is an unprecedented emergency situation,” Trump said in a memorandum to Markwayne Mullin, the DHS secretary, and Russell Vought, the Office of Management and Budget director. He again blamed Democrats’ “reckless decision to prioritize criminal illegal aliens over American citizens” for the 42‑day shutdown.
“If Democrats in the Congress will not act to honor the service of our TSA officers … then my administration will take action,” the president added.
