In a document published by the White House Donald Trump declared a state of emergency, pointing to the mass departures of TSA employees as a consequence of the lack of paychecks.
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The president emphasized that almost 500 officers had resigned and thousands of others were on leave. As a result, waiting times for security checks have increased to over four hours at some airports.
— These extended wait times, combined with declining TSA employee morale, unacceptably increases the risk of security breaches in our national travel system and has negatively impacted countless Americans Trump wrote in a statement.
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The president ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the White House Office of Management and Budget finding alternative means to pay outstanding salaries. However, it was not specified where these funds would come from.
