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Travelers who experienced long airport security wait times and flight delays this past weekend have Democrats to thank for their refusal to support reopening the federal government, the White House said Monday.

Half of the airports in the United States saw staffing shortages over the weekend, triggering flight delays and cancellations, the Trump administration said.

“Americans are paying the price for Democrats’ sick political games as air travel grinds to a halt amid the Democrat-driven chaos,” a White House news release said. “With essential workers like air traffic controllers and TSA agents being forced to labor without paychecks, this past weekend saw the worst weekend for staff since the Democrat Shutdown began — and it’s only going to g

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