Major airports throughout the nation — together with in New York City, Chicago and Atlanta — are refusing to play a video that includes Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the impacts of the federal government shutdown.
Many of the airport representatives mentioned their facility’s insurance policies bar the exhibiting of political content material. Some additionally pointed to the Hatch Act, a regulation that restricts the political actions of federal workers in addition to some state and native workers who’re concerned in or work in federally funded packages.
The roughly 30-second video started rolling out to airports final week, in accordance with DHS.
