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Trump declares national emergency at airports, will sign order instructing DHS to 'immediately pay' TSA agents
By Jasmine Baehr
Published March 26, 2026
President Donald Trump said he will sign an executive order to address airport disruptions, announcing the move in a Truth Social post Thursday that framed the situation as a national emergency.
"Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities under the Law to protect our Great Country," Trump wrote. "Therefore, I am going to sign an Order … to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation."
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President Donald Trump looks on as newly sworn-in Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, in Washington, D.C. (Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images)
The move comes as a 41-day partial government shutdown has disrupted the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), causing long lines at airports nationwide amid a standoff over DHS funding and immigration enforcement.
Trump accused Democrats of "refusing to fund Immigration Enforcement" and creating "Chaos at the Airports," while thanking TSA agents for their work.
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