White House turns down Elon Musk's offer to pay TSA workers during DHS shutdown

March 26, 2026

TL;DR

The White House rejected Elon Musk's offer to pay TSA workers during the government shutdown.
Legal challenges related to Musk's government contracts were a primary reason for the rejection.
White House officials believed the shutdown would end soon.
The White House blamed Democrats for the shutdown.
TSA workers are about to miss their second full paycheck, having only received half pay previously.
The acting head of TSA stated agency employees have lost a billion dollars in income over two recent shutdowns.

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