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(Background) TSA agents assist travelers in Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on March 13, 2025. (Photo by Annabelle GORDON \/ AFP via Getty Images) \/ (R) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One as he departs Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on March 13, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

OAN Staff\u00a0Katherine Mosack<\/a>
10:21 AM \u2013 Saturday, March 14, 2026<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump has urged Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers to keep going to work as the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) entered its 29th<\/sup> day, and workers grapple with the loss of their first full paycheck.<\/p>\n

Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Government Employees\u2019 TSA Council 100 Johnny Jones said that he would remain at his post, though the decision to stay may not be so easy for most officers to make.<\/p>\n

He told Fox News<\/em> that after work at their respective airports, TSA workers need to figure out if they can afford to work a second job to make ends meet, and in that case, if they can afford to get childcare for their children.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou\u2019re going to need to decide do you have enough money to pay your bills,\u201d he said. \u201cAs most people are aware, the TSA officers across the country are not going to receive a paycheck this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n


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TSA officers were issued partial paychecks at the end of February, but missed out entirely on compensation this weekend.<\/p>\n

Jones noted that TSA officers have suffered financial losses from three government shutdowns in the past 5 months.<\/p>\n

In the fall of 2025, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history left TSA officers without pay for 43 days. Officers eventually received $10,000 bonus checks from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for continuing to work, however.<\/p>\n

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In early 2026, officers faced another brief shutdown before the current one that began on February 14th<\/sup> over a funding dispute that stemmed from Democrat lawmakers calling for reforms for the DHS\u2019s immigration enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMost people have drained through their emergency funds,\u201d Jones lamented. \u201cThe majority of TSA officers live paycheck to paycheck. A lot of them still have loans or debts from the previous shutdown.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jones is one of about 61,000 TSA employees who must keep working through the shutdown.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThank you to Johnny Jones and all of our GREAT TSA Agents who are going to work but not being paid because the Radical Left Democrats refuse to honor the deal that was approved and voted on in Congress,\u201d President Trump posted on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In late January, lawmakers agreed to fund most of the federal government through September and pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the DHS funded for two weeks while negotiations continued over immigration enforcement policies for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). However, the underlying dispute was not solved by the temporary deal. Democrats demanded new restrictions and oversight and would not fund the department without such changes.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey want your money to go to \u2018Border Criminals, Murderers, foreign Drug Dealers, and some of the worst people on earth,\u2019\u201d Trump said, addressing officers. \u201cThey don\u2019t want it to go to you.\u201d<\/p>\n


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He continued, \u201cKeep fighting for the USA. GO TO WORK! I promise that I will never forget you!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Thank you to Johnny Jones and all of our GREAT TSA Agents who are going to work but not being paid because the Radical Left Democrats refuse to honor the deal that was approved and voted on in Congress. They want your money to go to \u201cBorder Criminals, Murderers, foreign Drug\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Commentary: Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) March 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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