USA TODAY By Jeanine Santucci
Contributing: Zach Wichter, Eve Chen and Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY; Reuters
Elon Musk said in a post on social media that he wants to pay the salaries of Transportation Security Administration employees who are working without paychecks during the partial government shutdown and as spring break travel ramps up.
About 50,000 TSA officers aren’t being paid as the shutdown stretches on for over a month, affecting funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Security lines at airports around the country have become chaotic, stretching outside terminals at some airports. Some TSA workers have not shown up to work, and officials have warned smaller airports could close if the situation drags on much longer.
“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 X the morning of March 21.
It is unclear whether there is a legal pathway for a donor to pay government salaries. USA TODAY has reached out to the Office of Management and Budget for comment…
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