Elon Musk offers to pay TSA workers' salaries amid DHS budget standoff

[mystery-ak]

 March 21, 2026 7:07am EDT
Elon Musk offers to pay TSA workers' salaries amid DHS budget standoff
Congress has not passed a funding bill for DHS, leading to the current standoff

    By Michael Dorgan FOXBusiness

Elon Musk offered to cover the salaries of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel during the ongoing government funding standoff.

"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 an X post on Saturday morning.

Musk's offer comes as a partial government shutdown passes one month, with lawmakers unable to reach a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees the TSA.

The DHS shutdown has left TSA agents working without pay, triggering staffing shortages and long airport lines nationwide, while raising concerns about the ability to prevent attacks.

Republicans have pushed to fund DHS, while Democrats have sought standalone funding for agencies like TSA that would exclude immigration operations.

TSA officers are considered essential employees and are required to report to work even during a shutdown, though pay can be delayed.

Musk’s offer appeared aimed at easing the strain as airport lines grow and staffing pressures build.

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[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/Rightanglenews/status/2035328694458130716

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2035339270903206225

[catfish1957]

Nothing like being the world's first Trillionaire, and being able to give the finger is such a spectacular flippant fashion.

Thank you Elon Musk....

[mountaineer]

I'm flying out of PIT tomorrow at 6 a.m. Current TSA wait time is 2 minutes! I definitely will give the agents a big thank-you for showing up to work.
 

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Elon Musk Offers To Pay Salaries Of TSA Workers Amid Democrat-Led Shutdown

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By Cullen McCue
March 21, 2026



Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk indicated that he is willing to pay the salaries of TSA agents in response to the ongoing Democrat-led partial government shutdown, which has impacted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for more than a month.

Senate Democrats opted to move forward with the shutdown on February 14 in hopes of obtaining “reforms” to federal immigration enforcement. In hopes of securing demands that would essentially end the process of deporting illegal aliens in the United States, the minority party moved to defund DHS despite the fact that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are fully funded through 2029.

The ongoing shutdown has had massive impacts on other agencies under the DHS umbrella, however, including the U.S. Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Agency (TSA). More than 400 TSA agents have quit since the shutdown began, while hundreds of others have been forced to call out and work other jobs while their paychecks are withheld.

Roughly 50,000 TSA officers, designated as essential personnel, have continued working without pay. Federal law ensures back pay once funding is restored, but employees have already missed at least one paycheck

TSA impacts have led to extremely long wait times at some of the nation’s largest airports, a situation that is expected to get worse the longer Democrats refuse to fund the government.

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[American Girl]

Excerpt:
You know that pure patriot moment when a billionaire steps up to help American workers screwed over by Democrat games — and the left loses its mind? That’s exactly what Elon Musk just did during the Democrats’ DHS government shutdown.

Musk posted:
“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.”

He’s ready to personally cover thousands of TSA agents so they don’t miss paychecks while Democrats play politics with border security and airport safety. ELON IS A PATRIOT! I bet President Trump will take him up on the offer! TEAM AMERICA.



Any leverage the Dems had is gone.

Chuck Schumer  karma never fails!

https://conservativeus.com/elon-musk-offers-to-pay-tsa-agents-during-shutdown-schumer-democrats-reaction-is-disgusting-video/

[libertybele]

Yes, I realize he is a multi-billionaire but his generosity should be recognized and appreciated.

[Mod2]

Topics merged

[catfish1957]

Elon Musk the South Afrikan is more of an American Patriot than 99.999% of left wing democrats.

He is a modern day Marquis de Lafayette

[bigheadfred]

https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/2035393258893856974

[catfish1957]

https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/2035393258893856974

Checkmate Chuckles.....

[mystery-ak]

I wonder how much this will cost Elon?..not that he can't afford it..

[catfish1957]

I wonder how much this will cost Elon?..not that he can't afford it..

I can kind of estimate it....

Average pay of TSA for one month of salary, including labor burden (benefits) approx $5K per month times 58,600 agents = $293M

[mystery-ak]

I can kind of estimate it....

Average pay of TSA for one month of salary, including labor burden (benefits) approx $5K per month times 58,600 agents = $293M

That's probably about right...I figured $300-350M

What about the Coast Duard, Secret Service?

[catfish1957]

That's probably about right...I figured $300-350M

What about the Coast Duard, Secret Service?

Assuming their salaries are fairly similar $9K /mo. avg including labor burden times 47K people =. Approx $423M/mo.

[corbe]

[Timber Rattler]

I wonder how much this will cost Elon?..not that he can't afford it..

$40 million a week is the estimate.

[Fishrrman]

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) just heaped praise on Elon:
"This is incredibly generous!"

Another Fishrrman "he's really jumped the shark this time™" prediction:
Mr. Fetterman is gonna run for president in 2028.
I can't predict how he'll do.
But it's gonna become very interesting.