Trump budget eliminates three post-9/11 airport security programs

[jpak]

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 Trump’s “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]

1. With all that "extreme vetting" for immigrants

there's no need to worry about airport security anymore.

[joet67]

2. And he is that ignorant. That is probably his exact thinking.

[northoftheborder]

3. yet another example of the fact that we have an insane president.

[George II]

4. I guess it's selective "make America safe" policies, huh?

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. Considering that most of the post 9/11 airport security

is pure theater, this isn't exactly a disaster in the making.

[secondwind]

6. Some states are struggling financially, how will heaping all these extra programs on to

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]

7. I remember when a previous POTUS was indifferent to threats to airlines and airports.

Anyone up for another serving of LIHOP?

[zipplewrath]

8. Probably not wrong

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.

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]

9. He wants an attack.

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]

13. My thoughts as well. n/t

[YOHABLO]

10. So he'll risk the lives of citizens of the U.S. for that fucking wall?

[lostnfound]

11. Ask yourself that same question of Brannon, and the answer is more unnerving.

I think he is machiavellian.

[Angry Dragon]

12. perhaps this is the war that Trump is planning

Trump is a dangerous idiot