Elon Musk offers to pay the salaries of TSA agents as Trump threatens to replace them with ICE

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• Elon Musk said he would like to pay the salaries of TSA agents hit by the government shutdown.
• Some TSA agents, who have gone unpaid for weeks, have stopped showing up, causing long lines at airports.
• It's illegal for federal agencies to accept private funding for payroll, so it is unlikely Musk's offer will be accepted.

The world's richest man is offering to pay the salaries of TSA agents who have gone unpaid for weeks as the partial government shutdown drags on.