Dang! I didn't think it was possible to dislike Trump even more

TSA and TSA PreCheck are two different things. 

TSA PreCheck is funded by enrollment fees.  Administrative costs, etc.  Same TSA officers doing the checkpoints at the airport.

JMHO, PreCheck is no longer the great play it used to be, since everybody now signs up for it.  When regular lines are long, officers running the checkpoints will call up, say, 5-10 passengers from the regular lines ahead of those with PreCheck.  That may last just a few minutes, or longer until they get people through. 

Those officers do try to move the lines, gotta give them credit.  Passengers seem to get stupid when they get to the checkpoints.  Like don't have their ID ready, aren't familiar with the process, ask questions, etc.  Ah, bitch bitch bitch.  LOL.

Candy

Right. But TSA Precheck is only operational when TSA is operational. So when Trump threw his temper tantrum and shut down TSA (or tried to), he screwed over travelers in general, whether they have Precheck or not.

I don't know the precise rules for this exact situation, but I seem to recall that while government shutdowns don't stop essential services (like TSA), they do shut down pay. So these TSA workers have to show up as usual, but their paychecks will be delayed, IR AS TRUMP HAS THREATENED, they won't get paid at all, too bad, so sad. So I wouldn't be surprised if a whole bunch of them called in "sick," further lousing up travelers' experiences.

   The DemocRATs are responsible for the shutdown - not President Trump, as wrongly claimed -- The 2026 TSA shutdown, which began Feb. 14, is primarily caused by a deadlock between Congress and the White House over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. While TSA officers are deemed essential and required to work without pay, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced the suspension of some programs, such as Global Entry, to manage staffing constraints during the shutdown. PBS PBS +2 Key details: Cause: A partial government shutdown occurred because Democrats and the White House could not reach a deal on DHS funding. Impact: Approximately 95% of TSA personnel (around 61,000 workers) are working without pay, which could cause increased wait times and staff shortages. Operational Changes: DHS secretary Noem announced on February 22, 2026, that Global Entry is suspended, though TSA PreCheck remains operational. Context: Democrats demand new immigration restrictions in exchange for funding. CNBC CNBC +4 The shutdown impacts operations because workers are not being paid.

Nope. Trump caused it.

Drama queen Trump is playing his Captain Chaos role again with on again, off again announcements.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.com/amp/US/dhs-suspending-tsa-precheck-global-entry-due-shutdown/story%3fid=130380172

They're keeping TSA Precheck and Global Entry running on a case by case basis.

Do you think he even realizes how much he's hurting people with his chaotic bullshit? I'm sure he doesn't care either way, but given his utter selfishness and crude narcissism, you'd think that he might understand, or at least be told by his lackeys, that many of the people who lives he's disrupting voted for him but might develop buyer's remorse--costing the Republipigs the next two elections?

I'd love to visit a major airport and go to the long, long TSA line and hold up a sign saying, "TRUMP DID THIS TO YOU." I'd be quite safe, as the MAGAs who would normally shoot at me wouldn't have their guns on them.

Vote for the spending rather than tacking on amendments that won't get passed and have nothing to do with the spending.

This is on the democrats

That's the MAGA story. Despite the fact that the shutdown didn't cause it.

Perhaps Trump (Noam as well?) hasn't traveled commercially in so long that he doesn't remember the difference between TSA and TSA PreCheck when they give orders or interviews.

TSA is the security system for vetting, at the airport, each passenger for any known security threat.

It was created (or beefed up) after 9/11 investigations showed major lapses in airport security that allowed KNOWN terrorists to board our airplanes.

TSA PreCheck provides a degree of advance vetting of the passenger who applies for it and puts their "Known Traveler Number" (provided after approval of their application) into their airline flight reservation.  I'm sure it was/is meant to make quicker pass-through of enough passengers to reduce overall line congestion. 

PreCheck can be "shut down", for minutes or hours, while TSA remains operational.  Whether the scanners have different capabilities at any of the checkpoints, I have no idea.  But all they need to do is what occurred recently when I traveled.  The TSA person merely called non PreCheck passengers to his scanner ahead of me.  He told me "I have to call up five people before you guys" (meaning us in the PreCheck line).

If TSA was "shut down", airlines would have to stop all flights like they did on 9/11.

It is a shame that our politicians, Dems and Reps, use us as pawns to effect their causes.  Paralyzing our transportation systems is not in the best interest of their constituents.

Candy

 I agree with your statement here - It is a shame that our politicians, Dems and Reps, use us as pawns to effect their causes. Paralyzing our transportation systems is not in the best interest of their constituents. --  If you notice, the DemocRATs have a list of 10 demands - which were never considered as being needed in past administrations - and their list has nothing to do with the funding of DHS. This shutdown being implemented by the DemocRATs is strickly political with the desired effect to make the Trump Administration look as being the ones shutting down the government - just like Schumer did for 6 weeks last year. All the DemocRATs do is obstruct - they could not care less as to how it affects America and Americans.