Tyler Perry gives $250K in gift cards to help unpaid TSA workers at Atlanta airport — after he couldn’t give cash

Source: New York Post

Tyler Perry found a workaround after he was blocked from handing out cash to struggling TSA workers amid the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. Perry, 56, returned to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, where he gifted 250 TSA officers $1,000 gift cards — totaling $250,000, according to People. The director’s initial plan to distribute money directly to officers fell through due to federal rules that prohibit on-duty TSA agents from accepting gifts.