Trump will sign an executive order to pay airport security personnel.

U.S. President Trump said on the 26th that he would sign an executive order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security to immediately pay wages to airport screening personnel of the Transportation Security Administration.

That day, Trump posted on social media, accusing Democrats of being responsible for the current chaos at airports. He said he would sign an executive order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Mark Weyne Malin, to immediately issue pay to the airport screening personnel of the Transportation Security Administration under that department in order to address the current emergency situation. Meanwhile, negotiations between Senate Democrats and Republicans regarding funding for the Department of Homeland Security remain deadlocked.

Earlier that day, the Senate Majority Leader, Republican John Thune, said that Republicans had put forward a “final” proposal to Democrats on the funding issue for the Department of Homeland Security.

Due to the ongoing “shutdown” of the Department of Homeland Security, employees responsible for airport screening have not been paid for weeks, and the number of people taking leave or even resigning has surged. Staffing shortages are making the chaos at airports increasingly severe, with serious security screening lines, long wait times, and flight delays appearing at airports nationwide. This situation may even lead to some airports closing.

On the 23rd, Trump dispatched personnel from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take part in airport security work, and he later, on the 25th, said he may redeploy the National Guard to provide “more help.” (Xinhua)