Long Beach Airport has joined several others across the country in refusing to play a video with a message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the government shutdown and its impacts on Transportation Security Administration operations.

City officials said the municipal airport will not play the video because of its political content — which they said would violate state and federal laws.

The request and video came in on Thursday, Oct. 9, according to city spokesperson Kevin Lee.

In the video, Noem says that it’s TSA’s “top priority” to make travel pleasant and efficient while keeping passengers safe.

“However, Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government, and because of this, many of our operations are impacted and most of our

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