Major airports across the country are refusing to display a partisan video message from Kristi Noem. In the video, Noem openly blames Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown, which is causing airport delays. Many experts (and airport officials) warn the video violates state and federal laws prohibiting federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity — and airport policies forbidding political content. Kristi Noem’s videos together have cost US taxpayers at least $51 million. That makes this the most expensive political ad campaign of 2025 so far.