In a breaking announcement, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has accused Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) of corruption for illegally using her position to remove her husband, William Shaheen, from the TSA’s “Quiet Skies” watchlist in 2023.
According to the allegations, DHS claims Shaheen lobbied TSA chief David Pekoske, resulting in her husband’s exemption, while her political opponents, like Tulsi Gabbard, remained targeted. According to Shaheen’s office, she merely sought clarification on her husband’s invasive screenings.
In any case, prominent conservative Eric Daugherty took to X on June 4, 2025. He posted, “🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: Trump DHS finds out that the spouse of Democrat U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (NH) flew with a “KNOWN OR SUSPECTED TERRORIST” 3 separate times. The spouse received an EXEMPTION from Biden’s TSA after Sen. Shaheen lobbied for it.”
Contining he quoted the DHS reporting, “This is a scandal.DHS: ‘All the while,@TulsiGabbard, and many other Americans, were placed on the Silent Partners’ Quiet Skies list with little to no visibility, awareness, explanation, or oversight.'”
Continuing, he quoted a Trump official saying, “KRISTI NOEM: ‘It is clear that this program was used as a political rolodex of the Biden Administration—weaponized against its political foes and to benefit their well-heeled friend.'”
In the comments under his post, conservatives were enraged by the corruption. One user noted, “Congress has been running the TSA Federal Air Marshal Service since January 2021. Rep. Bennie Thompson can add anyone to TSA’s Quiet Skies list with a letter. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen can remove anyone from TSA’s Quiet Skies list— including her husband with a phone call. Federal Air Marshals are now assigned or unassigned to flights at the whim of Congress. When are we going to get serious about 9/11 again? 🤔”
In a lengthy post, one commenter dug into the details, saying, “The Trump DHS’s revelation that Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s husband, William Shaheen, flew with a known or suspected terrorist three times and was granted a TSA exemption after her lobbying exposes a corrupt double standard. Under Trump, the Remain in Mexico policy cut illegal crossings by 73%, showing his commitment to equal security measures—yet Biden’s TSA shielded elites while targeting political foes like Tulsi Gabbard with the Quiet Skies list. This isn’t justice; it’s favoritism.”
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Continuing, the same user noted, “Kristi Noem nails it: Biden weaponized the program against adversaries while sparing allies. Trump’s first term saw 1,200 public corruption cases prosecuted, proving his DOJ didn’t play these games. Meanwhile, only 14 terror watchlist migrants were caught under Trump, compared to 385 under Biden, per DHS data. This scandal shows why we need Trump’s America First accountability.”
Winding down the lengthy reaction, the commenter stated, “Shaheen’s influence peddling undermines national security and conservative values of fairness. The Biden elite got a pass while regular Americans faced scrutiny.—let’s demand real justice.”
Expressing anger, one conservative declared, “We have all of this corruption data. What are we doing about it? That entire regime was treason and im getting sick of no one doing sh*t about it. These people need to pay the price for what they did to our country. I didn’t serve my country for this bullsh*t…”