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Through social media, Elon Musk suggested that he would cover the salaries for all 50,000 TSA personnel who are currently working without pay due to the ongoing government shutdown in the US. However, federal regulations prevent government workers from accepting external payment for their official roles, rendering Musk's proposal legally unfeasible. This offer ignited extensive discussions as TSA agents across the nation miss their second paycheck, with Houston facing some of the most severe staffing shortages. Over 300 TSA agents have left their positions nationwide as the DHS shutdown reaches its 40th day.

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00:00as millions of Americans faced six-hour airport lines and TSA officers worked their 40th day

00:06without pay. Elon Musk had an idea. At 6 a.m. on a Saturday morning, the world's richest man

00:13posted on X, he would personally pay the salaries of every TSA officer in America

00:18during the government shutdown. It sounds simple. It is not. U.S. federal law explicitly bars

00:25government employees from receiving outside compensation for their official duties.

00:30In other words, it is illegal for TSA workers to accept the money, no matter how desperate the

00:36situation gets. But the offer set off an enormous debate. Some say Musk is grandstanding. Others say

00:43it highlights just how badly Congress has failed the 50,000 people keeping America's airports safe.

00:49Meanwhile, at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, those same workers were reporting their

00:54second-missed paycheck, with no resolution in sight. Flights are being cut, fares are rising,

01:01and the world's richest man wanted to pay the people checking your bags. Only in America.

Elon Musk Proposed to Cover Salaries of All TSA Personnel — Government Declined

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