I’m not sure why this wouldn’t be legal, given that I think it occurred for our military when the Democrats previously shut down our government. “In late October 2025, President Trump announced that a "friend" and "patriot" had donated $130 million to the Pentagon specifically to help cover shortfalls in military salaries.”
So, this is not new and here’s to hoping payments by Musk are possible, and if it does, Musk will be a two-time saviour of our nation. Taking over Twitter and now this. Praise to Elon. All IMO.
https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/5794529-elon-musk-tsa-salaries-dhs-shutdown/
“Billionaire Tesla CEO is offering to pay the salaries of (TSA) employees as the stretches into another week.
“I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country,” Musk wrote on, which he also owns, early Saturday morning.
It was not immediately clear how that process would work, or whether it would be legal, given that generally prohibits government employees from receiving outside compensation tied to their official duties.”