NEW YORK (WABC) -- LaGuardia, JFK, Newark and Westchester airports 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.

The Port Authority said it concluded the video message violates its longstanding policies preventing "politically partisan messages" at its facilities.

"The Port Authority's longstanding policies prevent airing of politically partisan messages at our facilities, so airports are not airing the video on airport-controlled screens," the Port Authority said in a statement.

The shutdown has halted routine operations and left airports scrambling with flight disruptions. Democrats say any deal to reopen the

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