CBS: Trump said he will sign an executive order to pay TSA workers, citing an “emergency situation” in bypassing Congress. This as Democrats again reject government-funding offer from Republicans—for the seventh time.

President Trump announced on social media that he will sign an executive order instructing newly sworn-in DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to pay TSA workers immediately, calling the ongoing DHS shutdown an “Emergency Situation.”

Chicago Tribune: President Donald Trump said Thursday he would sign an emergency order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration agents as Congress struggles to reach a deal to end the budget impasse that has jammed airports and left workers without paychecks. Trump announced his decision in a social media post saying he wanted to quickly stop the “Chaos at the Airports.” “It is not an easy thing to do, but I am going to do it!” the president posted. With pressure mounting, the White House had floated the extraordinary move of invoking a national emergency to pay TSA workers while senators reviewed a “last and final” offer to end the funding impasse that has jammed airports and disrupted travel.

Truth Social: More from President Trump: I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also, ICE, for the incredible help they have given us at the Airports. I will not allow the Radical Left Democrats to hold our Country hostage any longer.

WATCH: President Trump’s new Executive Order pays TSA agents plus gives them back pay

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