Trump budget eliminates three post-9/11 airport security programs
Source: Washington Post
The Trump administration wants to eliminate three airport security programs put in place after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, diverting the money to help build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.
The White House budget released Thursday prioritizes frontline border security and President Trumps commitment to construct a physical wall along the southern border.
The proposal says that $80 million could be saved by cutting grants that pay for local police in airports, eliminating a program that sends uniformed armed officers to sweep public facilities and ending the training for Transportation Security Administration officers in how to recognize unusual passenger behavior.
It would shift the burden for funding police in airports to state and local governments. TSA officers do not have police authority and must summon local officers when issues arise.
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True Dough
(17,338 posts)there's no need to worry about airport security anymore.
joet67
(624 posts)northoftheborder
(7,575 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,914 posts)is pure theater, this isn't exactly a disaster in the making.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)their laps help at all?
Maybe he is thinking into the future, when the states will have millions of acres for mining/drilling and property development.... hmm
Girard442
(6,086 posts)Anyone up for another serving of LIHOP?
zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)Most of this money is just part of the whole federal support and militarization effort of our police forces. And that training about recognizing behavior is of dubious value. Hate to see the money going to stupid wall projects though. Maybe they should give it to Meals on Wheels.
briv1016
(1,570 posts)Donald views the 9/11 attack as a PR success due to the nationalism and increase in Bush's poll numbers that followed. This is why he's also cutting funding to the state department.
Qutzupalotl
(14,335 posts)YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)lostnfound
(16,193 posts)I think he is machiavellian.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Trump is a dangerous idiot