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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Katie Hawkinson

White House turns down Elon Musk’s offer to pay TSA workers during DHS shutdown over ‘legal challenges’

Billionaire Elon Musk’s offer to pay TSA personnel during the partial government shutdown poses “great legal challenges,” according to the White House.

The world’s richest man recently shared a social media post offering to pay TSA employees amid the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, which began in mid-February after lawmakers failed to reach a deal on funding the agency. TSA employees are working without pay which has led to staffing shortages and long security lines at airports nationwide.

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