A monitor displays Real ID information with Kristi Noem at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York on Aug. 19. Photo: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images
But no one has asked Nashville's airport to show anything in the first place, according to a spokesperson.
Why it matters: The Trump administration released the video for airing at TSA checkpoints earlier this month. But some transportation authorities have shelved the message out of concern it violates the Hatch Act, which aims to ensure federal programs are administered in a nonpartisan fashion.
Zoom in: "The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority has not received a request from the Department of Homeland Security or the Transportation Security Administration to play any videos," a spokesperson said yesterday afternoon in a statement.
Catch up quick: Noem's video says that it is the Transportation Security Administration's priority to ensure efficient, pleasant and safe travel — but "Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government."
Noem continues, "because of this, many of our operations are impacted, and most of our TSA employees are working without pay."
She then expresses "hope" that "Democrats will soon recognize the importance of opening the government."
Zoom out: Major airports in other cities including Seattle, Portland, Charlotte and Las Vegas confirmed to Axios they will not display Noem's video.
Worth noting: Airports do regularly display videos from the Department of Homeland Security secretary, though those typically focus on safety or travel procedures, not partisan messaging, the Washington Post reports.
