Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are at war.

TSA is more critical than ever.

Where’s the leadership in Congress?

Send up a TSA-only bill to ensure the agency is funded and fully functional.

Right now there are far more important priorities. Are you aware of what is happening to our most important ally, Israel? Focus on sending the 200 billion to defend them before complaining about anything else

I hope this is sarcasm.

I want NO money spent on Israel, a right-wing aggressor, like Russia. No. Spend money on TSA. Now.

Heres the thing. Weve already paid for TSA. Its funded by ticket sales. https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/23/us/tsa-funding-security-fees-workers

And as noted in the article, it should be completed funded by the ticket sale fees but because of the 2013 budget act about a billion goes towards the interest/debt payments so then Congress has to appropriate the remaining.

Its BS. All around.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why pay TSA when Trump can just send ICE to take care of airport lines?

This.
It’s almost as if Trump has constructively fired all of TSA. But if this is trump’s solution to the problem, then fine. Just shut down TSA permanently and have ICE do those tasks.

Uh, absolutely TF not! You want thugs deciding who can travel?! Why do Americans want to be like China? This is exactly the shit they do. I lived there as an expat and they monitored and restricted travel. So I left.

They aren't going to be doing screening duties. But since long airport lines threaten the markets, which is a national security issue, I would expect ICE to start clubbing people in the most egregious Spirit Airlines queues until wait times improve. That's something ICE does very well.

How about we make ICE agents carry the bins? It might take a few weeks of training, but I think they could pick that task up.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apparently the ice will guard the entrances and exit, because they’re not trained to do the tsa jobs. Seems like a useless waste, adding to the crowds.

I'm sure you realize that TSA agents are currently assigned to do this work, right?
Having ICE agents man the entrances and exits allows TSA agents to conduct the security checks in checkpoints since they are trained to do that.
ICE agents can also check IDs before they get to checkpoints.

So you’re going to take the long TSA lines and then add another long line before travelers even get to the TSA line so ICE can do a task that TSA will also be doing. Brilliant! Only a MAGA could come up with such a brilliant plan!

Not to mention the training problem. You can't just throw people into a job they don't know how to do, it will make things worse.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are at war.

TSA is more critical than ever.

Where’s the leadership in Congress?

Send up a TSA-only bill to ensure the agency is funded and fully functional.

Right now there are far more important priorities. Are you aware of what is happening to our most important ally, Israel? Focus on sending the 200 billion to defend them before complaining about anything else

I hope this is sarcasm.

I want NO money spent on Israel, a right-wing aggressor, like Russia. No. Spend money on TSA. Now.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apparently the ice will guard the entrances and exit, because they’re not trained to do the tsa jobs. Seems like a useless waste, adding to the crowds.

I'm sure you realize that TSA agents are currently assigned to do this work, right?
Having ICE agents man the entrances and exits allows TSA agents to conduct the security checks in checkpoints since they are trained to do that.
ICE agents can also check IDs before they get to checkpoints.

So you’re going to take the long TSA lines and then add another long line before travelers even get to the TSA line so ICE can do a task that TSA will also be doing. Brilliant! Only a MAGA could come up with such a brilliant plan!

Anonymous wrote:Thune even offered to end it and fund the TSA qithout ICE and Trump said no. The Rs could have a spine but they have shown very much they don't.

This is 100% a Trump TSA shut down. If you’re standing in line today at the airport, you know who to thank.

Thune even offered to end it and fund the TSA qithout ICE and Trump said no. The Rs could have a spine but they have shown very much they don't.

Anonymous wrote:We are at war.

TSA is more critical than ever.

Where’s the leadership in Congress?

Send up a TSA-only bill to ensure the agency is funded and fully functional.

Right now there are far more important priorities. Are you aware of what is happening to our most important ally, Israel? Focus on sending the 200 billion to defend them before complaining about anything else

It’s just all trump theater:
TSA is largely funded by a tax on every ticket. It adds $5.60 to every one-way ticket & $11.20 to roundtrips. Everyone in line right now is already paying the TSA fee, even for free reward travel. The government has previously diverted that money to the Treasury. Send the money where it’s meant to go, to the tsa agents. Don’t let trump take our tax money.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why pay TSA when Trump can just send ICE to take care of airport lines?

This.
It’s almost as if Trump has constructively fired all of TSA. But if this is trump’s solution to the problem, then fine. Just shut down TSA permanently and have ICE do those tasks.

You know they've said ICE will be doing none of the screening stuff. They're just going to sit looking ridiculous in masks and harassing people.

But enjoy your weird fantasy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why pay TSA when Trump can just send ICE to take care of airport lines?

This.
It’s almost as if Trump has constructively fired all of TSA. But if this is trump’s solution to the problem, then fine. Just shut down TSA permanently and have ICE do those tasks.

Uh, absolutely TF not! You want thugs deciding who can travel?! Why do Americans want to be like China? This is exactly the shit they do. I lived there as an expat and they monitored and restricted travel. So I left.

Anonymous wrote:Why pay TSA when Trump can just send ICE to take care of airport lines?

This.
It’s almost as if Trump has constructively fired all of TSA. But if this is trump’s solution to the problem, then fine. Just shut down TSA permanently and have ICE do those tasks.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apparently the ice will guard the entrances and exit, because they’re not trained to do the tsa jobs. Seems like a useless waste, adding to the crowds.

I'm sure you realize that TSA agents are currently assigned to do this work, right?
Having ICE agents man the entrances and exits allows TSA agents to conduct the security checks in checkpoints since they are trained to do that.
ICE agents can also check IDs before they get to checkpoints.

How does this multiple ID check system make it faster?

It doesn’t. It’s going to be a cluster and another nail in the coffin of our economy. Trump is such a dolt.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apparently the ice will guard the entrances and exit, because they’re not trained to do the tsa jobs. Seems like a useless waste, adding to the crowds.

I'm sure you realize that TSA agents are currently assigned to do this work, right?
Having ICE agents man the entrances and exits allows TSA agents to conduct the security checks in checkpoints since they are trained to do that.
ICE agents can also check IDs before they get to checkpoints.

How does this multiple ID check system make it faster?