Trump briefly discussed his plans to have Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers help out at the nation’s airports amid increasing delay times at security checkpoints.
“I want to thank ICE, because they stepped in so, so strongly. They’ll do great,” Trump told reporters before departing Palm Beach, Florida, for Memphis, Tennessee. “And if that’s not enough, I’ll bring in the National Guard. We’re not going to have the Democrats destroy our country.”
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Hundreds of TSA officials have quit or not shown up for work as Republicans and Democrats continue their standoff over funding the Department of Homeland Security, causing air travelers to spend hours waiting to make it through airport security.
Over the weekend, Trump announced plans to send ICE officers to assist TSA employees in hopes of driving down those wait times. ICE employees are still getting paid throughout the shutdown, as the president’s spending package from last year,
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