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groundloop

(13,827 posts)
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 06:05 PM 6 hrs ago

Amid partial government shutdown, Sen. Tommy Tuberville says TSA should be privatized

Last edited Thu Mar 26, 2026, 06:35 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: WBRC 6 News

During his weekly call with reporters, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said he’s all for privatizing TSA.

Last year, Tuberville and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced “The Abolish TSA Act of 2025,” which dissolves the TSA within three years and privatizes airport screening.

Tuberville said the TSA is “over bloated and inefficient”. While he’s thankful TSA workers are showing up without getting paid, Tuberville said it’s time for major change to airport security.

“There are several airports like Kansas City and San Francisco that don’t have long lines. I wonder why? Because they aren’t run by the federal government. They are privatized. And that’s what we should do to every airport,” said Tuberville. “Let the airports supply the security. The federal government can’t do anything right.”

Read more: https://www.wbrc.com/2026/03/26/amid-partial-government-shutdown-sen-tommy-tuberville-says-tsa-should-be-privatized/



Right on schedule.
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Amid partial government shutdown, Sen. Tommy Tuberville says TSA should be privatized (Original Post) groundloop 6 hrs ago OP
Well, there it is. The grift in the crisis they created SheltieLover 6 hrs ago #1
Typical Republican that dislikes government and wants a government job to destroy it. walkingman 6 hrs ago #2
Another avenue to funnel tax payer money to the donors. yourout 6 hrs ago #3
Part of Project 2025 to privatize it awesomerwb1 6 hrs ago #4
Sure, everything else is Nasruddin 6 hrs ago #5
That's been their goal for years. They want to do the same with the Post Office. ChicagoTeamster 5 hrs ago #6
Go one step further fujiyamasan 5 hrs ago #7
Aaaand....they're off! SergeStorms 5 hrs ago #8
Lower Quality! Less Accountability! What more could you ask for America? chowder66 5 hrs ago #9
(R)'s always want to make a buck on any gov't services. Nothing like profitizing everything. n/t aggiesal 5 hrs ago #10
Of course Pas-de-Calais 5 hrs ago #11
Any way they can bust the union, this has been the plan FakeNoose 4 hrs ago #12
All part of 2025. AllyCat 3 hrs ago #13
"Right on schedule"? Pun intended? Wonder Why 3 hrs ago #14
The Senate has no value, let's privatize the GOP half RainCaster 3 hrs ago #15
Who's going to keep the Terrorists out of Congress? BurnDoubt 1 hr ago #16
Airport security was privatized prior to 9/11 -- and failed! Bluejeans 1 hr ago #17

yourout

(8,812 posts)
3. Another avenue to funnel tax payer money to the donors.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 06:16 PM
6 hrs ago

The grift graft and flat out corruption of this administration will rival anything in human history

fujiyamasan

(1,670 posts)
7. Go one step further
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 06:40 PM
5 hrs ago

Repeal the DHS bill passed in 2002. It was a shitty bill. Democrats got bullied into voting for it in the post 9/11 frenzy.

SergeStorms

(20,544 posts)
8. Aaaand....they're off!
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 06:40 PM
5 hrs ago

I didn't expect this from Tuberville. He's dumb as a pocket full of lint, but I don't think he's the most criminally greedy MAGAt of the bunch. He could be running interference for tRump or another super-greed-head, though.

The MAGAtocracy wants it all, and they want it NOW!

aggiesal

(10,780 posts)
10. (R)'s always want to make a buck on any gov't services. Nothing like profitizing everything. n/t
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 07:20 PM
5 hrs ago

FakeNoose

(41,544 posts)
12. Any way they can bust the union, this has been the plan
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 07:50 PM
4 hrs ago

I say we should privatize the White House. Start by evicting Chump and all of his employees ... and Chump family of course. The White House as well as all of the federal government buildings are owned by the U.S. TAXPAYERS. It belongs to us.

Let's evict all of them.

BurnDoubt

(1,701 posts)
16. Who's going to keep the Terrorists out of Congress?
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 10:48 PM
1 hr ago

Privatize it so it can become a wing of a political party and do the bidding of a tyrant (Not unlike the “Legacy Media). Once again, where are the “Originalists” on this?
I’m guessing “The Fathers" discussed this long enough to find it’s a shitty idea. They were ALL businessmen, but leavened their plan with the experience gained from living under a Despot.
Re-invent the wheel… and make it square because of the amazing stability.
These Republicans should emigrate to Russia, where this shit is actually already happening.

Bluejeans

(150 posts)
17. Airport security was privatized prior to 9/11 -- and failed!
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:16 PM
1 hr ago

Airport security was privatized nationwide prior to 9/11 -- and, sadly, failed, resulting in thousands of deaths on 9/11.

Senator Tuberville ought to do some homework before opening his mouth. I flew through various airports weekly (Dayton, Detroit, Minneapolis, Boston and Providence) and the security screening was a joke. Boston was the worst in early 2001--I could have dragged a bazooka in my left hand and the contract security would have missed it.

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