Democratic senators say Kristi Noem broke the law with video played at TSA checkpoints

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Source: CNN US

PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2025, 4:27 PM ET



Washington - Democrats in the Senate are calling for an investigation and immediate removal of a video being shown at some Transportation Security Administration checkpoints, in which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown. The 37 second video, intended to be shown to a captive audience of travelers waiting in line for security screening, injects politics into air travel in a way never seen before.

“Secretary Kristi Noem is airing a partisan video message—on televisions in public airports across the country—in which she erroneously blames ‘Democrats in Congress’ for the current government shutdown’s impact on airport ‘operations’ and for Transportation Security Administration employees ‘working without pay,’” Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington state said in a letter to the “Office of the Special Counsel. “This message is not just false; it appears to violate the prohibitions contained in the Hatch Act. As the independent agency responsible for enforcing the Hatch Act, I urge you to investigate this matter immediately,” Cantwell added.

The Hatch Act is a 1939 law which prohibits political activities of federal employees to ensure government programs are administered in a nonpartisan fashion.

In a separate letter to Noem, Senators Richard Blumenthal, Jack Reed along with 15 other Democrat co-signers, say the video also violates the Anti-Lobbying Act. A 1919 law prohibiting the use of appropriated funds to influence Congress.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/us/senators-noem-tsa-video

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Link to Senator Cantwell PRESS RELEASE - Cantwell Demands Investigation into DHS Secretary Noem’s Partisan, Erroneous Airport Video Sea-Tac, Portland, and Spokane airports all refused to play likely illegal video which falsely blames Democrats for government shutdown; “This message is not just false; it appears to violate the prohibitions contained in the Hatch Act…I urge you to investigate this matter immediately.”

Link to LETTER (PDF) - https://www.commerce.senate.gov/services/files/5B95454E-D7ED-4599-B05E-57B9AD750C42

[DeeDeeNY]

1. Kristi doesn't care if the law was broken

With each flagrant violation of the law, Rump's attitude has basically been So? Whatcha Gonna Do About It?!! And the resounding answer from his spineless worshippers in Congress and the Supreme Court has so far been mostly Nothing!

[SSJVegeta]

2. More specifically anybody who actively played those videos, broke the law

As we know, many airports did not.

[travelingthrulife]

3. Puppy Killer breaks the law every single day.

Quit wasting time on the Hatch Act. It is a toothless law that they just ignore.

[republianmushroom]

4. So what, who is going to do anything about it?

Not the first law that this administration has broken. Nobody has gone to jail, yet.