The Spokane Airport leadership says it will not air a video from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem that blames democrats for the federal government shutdown. The video is meant to air on airport screens while passengers go through security.
In it, Sec. Noem says “Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government, and because of this, many of our operations are impacted and most of our TSA employees are working without pay.” It continues, “we will continue to do all that we can to avoid delays that will impact your travel. And our hope is that Democrats will soon recognize the importance of opening the government.”
Sea-Tac and Phoenix are among the airports also refusing to air the video.
The Director of Marketing and Public Affairs for Spokane Airports, Todd Woodard, wrote in a statement:
Due to the Airport’s established First Amendment Policy, it is unable to accommodate the request to post U.S. Department of Homeland Secretary Noem’s video on the Airport’s owned monitor located in the public space of the Airport’s Terminal building. In Section 2, paragraph B “Prohibited Advertising Content,” item 12, specifically states, “Political issues. Advertisements that promote or oppose (i) the election of any person for any office; or (ii) any legislation, initiative, referendum or ballot proposition measure.”
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