Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP) — Some airports around the country are refusing to play a video with a message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown and its impacts on TSA operations because of its political content.

Airports in Las Vegas, Charlotte, Atlanta, Phoenix, Seattle and more say the video goes against their airport policy or regulations which prohibit political messaging in their facilities.

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has received a request to allow TSA to air the video, but the Metropolitan Airports Commission “is evaluating this request under applicable legal requirements,” an airport spokesperson said in an email.

Various government agencies, in emails to workers and on websites, have adopte

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