The White House on Wednesday suggested it is unlikely Elon Musk’s offer to pay airport security workers during the partial government shutdown could be implemented.
Musk said Saturday he would be willing to pay Transportation Security Administration employees as paychecks for thousands have been halted due to the Department of Homeland Security’s partial shutdown. The White House told the Washington Examiner that it “greatly appreciates” Musk’s offer but said the best way to ensure federal workers are paid is to end the shutdown.
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“We greatly appreciate Elon’s generous offer,” spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said. “This would pose great legal challenges due to his involvement with federal government contracts. The fastest way to ensure TSA employees — and all DHS employees — get paid is for Democrats to fund the Department of Homeland Security.”
Musk holds billions in government contracts, including through SpaceX, which is working with NASA on space exploration. The SpaceX founder built
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