Karoline Leavitt: “Thousands more were calling out sick at record rates due to…”

“Over the past six weeks, Democrats in Congress have pushed our air travel system to its breaking point and inflicted massive pain on Americans with their reckless political games. 500 TSA officers quit their jobs. Thousands more were calling out sick at record rates due to the lack of pay. This resulted in security wait times exceeding three hours at major airports across the country, creating nightmares for millions of Americans. Overall morale among TSA staff plummeted as well.” (04:37–04:42)

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