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5 min readAirports nationwide have turned into chaotic bottlenecks, with TSA security lines stretching three to five hours at major hubs like Houston, Atlanta, JFK, and others. Matt Walsh attributes this directly to a government shutdown engineered by Democrats, who he argues are willing to disrupt American travel to shield illegal immigrants from enforcement.
Scale of the TSA Breakdown
High unauthorized absenteeism among TSA agents—up to 47% at Houston Hobby, 42% at George Bush Intercontinental, 34% in New Orleans, and 33% in Atlanta—has crippled operations. Walsh notes these call-outs, often feigned illnesses, exceed patterns from past shutdowns and cluster in urban Democratic strongholds. TSA cannot furlough staff, so agents simply fail to appear, stranding travelers. Private security at 20 U.S. airports, including San Francisco International, runs smoothly by contrast, highlighting TSA's inefficiencies, like its 70-80% failure rate in detecting weapons per DHS inspector general tests.
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- 1 (01:01) **Show Intro** - Outlines episode topics: airport chaos from shutdown, Seattle shooting insanity verdict, Project Hail Mary review
- 2 (02:06) **Airport Chaos Overview** - Details extreme TSA wait times blamed on shutdown, unprecedented vs. past shutdowns
- 3 (03:37) **TSA Call-Out Rates** - Lists highest no-show percentages at airports like Houston (47%), Atlanta (33%)
- 4 (04:06) **Shutdown's True Cause** - Democrats prioritizing foreigners over Americans, punishing citizens for open borders agenda
- 5 (05:52) **Democrat Demands on ICE** - Require masks off for doxxing, avoid sensitive sites, judicial warrants, limit to serious criminals
- 6 (07:09) **Real Goal: Amnesty Push** - Shutdown to force mass amnesty discussions for non-criminal illegals
- 7 (09:15) **Polling Site Protections** - Hakeem Jeffries demands ICE banned from polls to protect illegal voting
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Show Notes
Today on The Matt Walsh Show, airports across the country have become dysfunctional hellscapes with TSA wait times in excess of 3 hours in some cases. All of that is bad enough on its own. But it's even worse when you consider the reason: Democrats are once again making American citizens suffer for the sake of protecting foreign invaders. Also, a man in Seattle shot a pregnant woman at a traffic light, killing her and her baby. He’s just been found “not guilty by reason of insanity.” Is it time to abolish the insanity defense once and for all? And some good news out of Hollywood for a change as a wholesome family film, Project Hail Mary, becomes one of the most successful movies in recent years. I saw the film with my family over the weekend. I'll give you my review.
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