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Elon Musk offered to cover the salaries of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel during the ongoing government funding standoff.
“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 an X post on Saturday morning.
Musk’s offer comes as a partial government shutdown passes one month, with lawmakers unable to reach a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees the TSA.
The DHS shutdown has left TSA agents working without pay, triggering staffing shortages and long airport lines nationwide.
Elon Musk has offered to cover the salaries of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel during the ongoing government funding standoff. Musk is pictured speaking onstage in Cannes, France. (Richard Bord/WireImage / Getty Images)
TSA officers are considered essential employees and are required to report to work even during a shutdown, though pay can be delayed.
It remains unclear how Musk’s proposed arrangement would work or whether it would be legally possible for a private individual to fund federal workers.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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