Arizona's two largest airports, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, have refused to play a video of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown. Both airports cited policies that prohibit political advertising as the reason for declining to display the video. Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, which serves as the operational hub for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's "ICE Air" operations, has a policy specifically barring advertising related to politics, religion, social society, or economics. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport also confirmed it has a policy against political content. Tucson International Airport similarly confirmed it is not playing the video, not only due to its ban on political speech but also because it lacks screens in the requested playback area. The White House had promoted the video as being shown at "every public airport in America." The Department of Homeland Security did not directly address whether Secretary Noem was aware of ... download the app to read more
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