Elon Musk offers to pay TSA salaries amid budget battle, airport lineups

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, said on Saturday he would cover the paychecks of ‌U.S. Transportation Security Administration officers during their second unpaid work stoppage ‌in six months amid a protracted federal funding lapse.

The budget impasse over funding for the TSA’s ​parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, is in its fifth week. Screeners and other TSA personnel are days away from missing a second full paycheck but are being pressured to show up as screening times at some ‌airports stretch on for hours.

“I ⁠would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting ⁠the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country,” Musk said in a post on his social media platform X.

DHS, TSA and representatives for Musk ​did ​not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/elon-musk-offers-pay-tsa-153627283.html

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Wonder what his catch is? He does nothing for free.

[RockRaven]

1. Admiral Akbar: "It's a trap!"

"I would like to offer to..." is nothing. No commitment, not legally binding, no obligation.

An empty non-promise to entice TSA workers not to quit or sick out despite not getting paid.

[ToxMarz]

18. In that case, I would also like to offer to pay.

But I hope they don't rely on my empty promises either.

[blm]

2. Pay your proper share of taxes for a change.

[Roy Rolling]

19. Yes

How about we tax Musk a fair amount and pay TSA employees from tax revenues.

[Simeon Salus]

3. What could possibly go wrong?

Pay your taxes, immigrant!

[SSJVegeta]

4. Blood money

[Javaman]

5. Then he will claim that they are his employees.

What could go wrong?

[dweller]

6. He's high

doesn’t count , he will forget he said it when he comes down

😑



✌🏻

[50 Shades Of Blue]

7. Yeah, I didn't see the word "donate" in that offer.

[Munu]

8. The catch?

Remove pressure on Trump so SAVE act can pass?

That's my guess anyway.

[groundloop]

10. Good point. THAT makes much more sense than anything.

[Nigrum Cattus]

13. it takes pressure off the senate

so they can continue to try & fund the DHS with more money
smoke & mirrors
more BS for the media to talk about other than Iran/epstein

[Deuxcents]

9. He's done enough with his DOGE idiots..he needs to stick to his cars n rockets and stay out of government

[SunSeeker]

11. That's illegal, Elon, GFY.

Only Congress can determine how money is spent. If you want to donate money to the Treasury/general fund, knock your yourself out, Elon. Better yet, pay your damn taxes!

[kimbutgar]

12. Because he wants to privatize and profitize the TSA

We will pay fees to his companies to travel in addition to airline fares that will be rising even more !

[Jacson6]

14. This could be illegal.

Federal employees can not acept bribes or gifts for anything related to their job. I had a briefing about US code from JAG back when I was in the Army.

[mzmolly]

15. I'm still waiting for my DOGE check.

[dsc]

16. I would like to marry Brad Pitt

I think both events have an equal probability of occurring.

[live love laugh]

17. He indirectly bails Trump out while the shutdown continues. He'll be reimbursed.

[bluescribbler]

20. This is NOT charity.

It would only be paying a small portion of the taxes he rightfully should owe.

[travelingthrulife]

21. Just going along with the 'this is the Democrat shut down' meme.

I hope to see this man go to jail for all the public money he has taken from us.