Flightmare: As Long TSA Lines and Flight Delays Pile Up, White House Says, 'Thank a Democrat'

Donald Trump’s White House communications team isn’t known for subtlety — and nor should they be, as the Democrats continue their month-long, government-shutting tantrum — and on Monday, they unleashed an email and statement reminding Americans of why flying is a nightmare right now, not to mention that it's increasingly dangerous.

The Democrats, with their refusal to sign a non-political clean Continuing Resolution to fund the government, are playing “sick games” with the lives of Americans, the White House alleged (emphasis theirs):

Americans are paying the price for Democrats’ sick political games as air travel grinds to a halt amid the Democrat-driven chaos. 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 get worse.

"Americans are paying the price for Democrats’ sick political games as air travel grinds to a halt amid the Democrat-driven chaos."https://t.co/9cY7eXuWsc
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) November 3, 2025

The email continued:

Democrats have ushered in a full-scale disaster disrupting millions of air travelers’ lives:
TSA checkpoint wait times have ballooned past three hours at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport — with some passengers enduring up to five hours in line. At nearby William P. Hobby Airport, security wait times are routinely exceeding one hour.
Half of the nation’s busiest airports faced severe staffing shortages over the weekend, triggering a cascade of delays and cancellations that are rippling through the entire country. In fact, since the Democrat Shutdown began, four times as many staffing shortages have been reported at air traffic control facilities compared to last year.
It’s not going to get better until Democrats end their senseless shutdown. Passengers in the New York City area are being warned of “schedule changes, gate holds, and missed connections,” while major disruptions have hammered airports in Chicago, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville, Austin, Cleveland, Seattle, Boston, Indianapolis, Nashville, Phoenix, Washington, D.C., and countless others.

Houston has a three hour TSA line right now. Democrats have to end these shutdowns. Ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/qJA8EWNB38
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) November 3, 2025

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The Democrats are choosing chaos and suffering, the White House said, costing the nation at least one billion dollars a week:

There’s a reason every major travel stakeholder — from air traffic controllers to pilots to the nation’s largest airlines — is begging Democrats to stop the insanity by passing Republicans’ clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution. Each week the Democrat Shutdown is prolonged, $1+ billion in travel-related spending is lost, all while Democrats try to “leverage” the suffering in their demented political game.
Democrats hold the off-switch; they choose chaos every day they refuse to act.

I have to travel soon, and although I am already disgusted with the Democrats and their juvenile, destructive antics, smoke will shoot out of my ears if I miss my daughter’s play because of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and his band of cruel cronies.

"As the government shutdown drags on, flight delays are piling up... there were nearly 5,000 flight delays on Sunday alone, with some airports... issuing ground stops over the weekend due to staffing shortages."

Democrats caused this — and they STILL refuse to end it. pic.twitter.com/JBi9udt73N
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 3, 2025

There is some talk that they may finally end the suffering and back down after Tuesday’s elections. I say, do it now and show for once that you care more about Americans than cheap political points.

I won’t hold my breath, though. They’ve shown who they are.

Editor’s Note: The Schumer Shutdown is here. Rather than put the American people first, Chuck Schumer and the radical Democrats forced a government shutdown for healthcare for illegals. They own this.

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