CNBC NY: The Hatch Act prohibits certain political activities by federal government employees and aims to protect federal employees from political coercion at work.
“Additionally, Oregon law states no public employee can promote or oppose any political committee, party, or affiliation,” Prescott said. ” We believe consenting to playing this video on Port assets would violate Oregon law.”
A spokesperson for Charlotte Douglas International Airport said that showing the video would violate local laws and airport policies.
“Additionally, TSA does not own any monitors at the airport’s checkpoints,” the Charlotte airport spokesperson said. “The limited digital screens owned by CLT are designated for static content that supports wayfinding, provides essential travel information and promotes CLT’s revenue-generating services.”
Spokespeople for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas said those facilities declined to post the video because of policies barring political content.
A spokesperson for the Las Vegas airport said that “as a facility that hosts federal operations, we remain mindful of the Hatch Act’s restrictions on political activity in government workplaces.”
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport has reportedly refused to show Noem’s video.
CNBC reached out to various airports across the U.S. seeking comment on whether they are airing the video.
A representative for the Detroit Metro Airport said that Noem’s video is being shown on monitors in TSA-leased areas.
A spokesperson for Austin–Bergstrom International Airport said the TSA checkpoints at the airport are not equipped with video monitors, so they are unable to show any video or digital content. In a statement to CNBC, Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary, reiterated comments that Noem made on the video.
“While this creates challenges for our people, our security operations remain largely unimpacted at this time,” McLaughlin added. “It’s unfortunate our workforce has been put in this position due to political gamesmanship,” she said.
