Rachel Wisniewski / REUTERS Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy veered off script in spectacular fashion, butchering his own administration’s immigration talking points while trying to pass the blame for the ongoing partial shutdown wreaking havoc on air travel. Appearing alongside CNBC Squawk Box co-hosts Becky Quick and Joe Kernen on Thursday, Duffy initially struck a more measured tone, warning that the partial shutdown—now dragging into its second month—has left tens of thousands of TSA agents working without pay and strained the country’s airport security system to the brink. He insisted Republicans were willing to “make concessions,” but blamed Democrats and their “radical base” for refusing to fund the Department of Homeland Security and ICE. Read more at The Daily Beast.