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US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will sign an order instructing the secretary of Homeland Security to ensure payments to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents amid an ongoing dispute over immigration policy.

Trump criticized Democrats on his Truth Social platform over their stance on immigration enforcement funding.

"The Radical Left Democrats are “ON THE SIDE OF CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS, AND NOT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,” he said.

He claimed Democrats were refusing to fund immigration enforcement unless Republicans agreed to “Open Border Policies.”

“They almost destroyed our Country, allowing 25 Million People to enter from Prisons, Mental Institutions, and Insane Asylums, those that are Drug Dealers, and thousands of Murderers, many of whom killed more than one person,” he stated.

He said the situation had created a “true National Crisis.”

“Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities under the Law to protect our Great Country,” he said.

Trump announced he would direct Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to act immediately.

“I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security … to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation,” he said.

He added that the move aimed to “quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports,” noting: “It is not an easy thing to do, but I am going to do it!”

Trump also thanked TSA and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel for their work.

“I will not allow the Radical Left Democrats to hold our Country hostage any longer,” he said.