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Secretary Noem Hosts Press Conference in Minneapolis on TSA Shutdown Bonuses, Nov. 23, 2025

November 23, 2025 · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · 0:20:26

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What happened

Federal Security Director Marty Robinson welcomed Secretary Kristi Noem to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, praising the Minnesota TSA workforce’s professionalism, as he stated it. Noem told the audience the event recognized individuals for service to the country and to traveling families, and described the just-ended shutdown — in her words, the longest in American history, at 43 days — during which officers, she said, kept showing up, took extra shifts and kept security systems running.

Noem presented $10,000 bonus checks to officers recognized for exemplary conduct during the shutdown, according to the department, and invited one officer, Jonathan Pringle, to describe his family’s experience, including financial hardship during the shutdown and the earlier loss of his eldest child, as the Secretary recounted it. She stated the bonus would help such families pay debts, cover mortgage payments and buy food, as she put it.

Why it matters

The Minneapolis stop applies the same shutdown-bonus ceremony as Tampa two weeks later: a 43-day shutdown, a named local workforce, and $10,000 checks presented in person.

Scoreboard watch

Scoreboard candidate: the characterization of the shutdown as the longest in American history at 43 days, and the $10,000 bonus amount, as stated at the event. Flagged for the scoreboard editor; no verdict given here.

Sources: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, “Secretary Noem Hosts Press Conference in Minneapolis on TSA Shutdown Bonuses, Nov. 23, 2025”, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, 2025-11-23 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-11-23). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.