The El Paso City Council has rejected a plan to remove a political video from the El Paso International Airport.

The City Council was split on a plan to work with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to remove a controversial video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that has been playing at the El Paso airport and airports nationwide. The video, meant to prepare travelers for possible slowdowns because of the ongoing government shutdown , attempts to cast blame on Congressional Democrats for the shutdown despite Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House.

City Reps. Josh Acevedo, Deanna Maldonado-Rocha, Cynthia Trejo and Chris Canales voted in favor of the plan, while city Reps. Alejandra Cha

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