"One of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's daughters said she experienced an "absurdly invasive" pat-down Thursday at an airport security checkpoint and suggested her father would limit or eliminate the Transportation Security Administration if it was under his authority. Evita Duffy-Alfonso said on the social platform X that she nearly missed her flight after opting out of a body scan because she said she is pregnant and concerned about radiation exposure."
"She said she waited 15 minutes for a pat-down and that TSA agents were "rude" and "tried to pressure" her into walking through the scanner. "All this for an unconstitutional agency that isn't even good at its job," she said. TSA said in a statement Friday it is aware of Duffy-Alfonso's complaint. "TSA takes complaints about airport security screening procedures seriously and investigates complaints thoroughly to ensure the correct procedures are applied," the agency said."
Evita Duffy-Alfonso reported experiencing an "absurdly invasive" pat-down at an airport checkpoint after she opted out of a body scan because she said she is pregnant and concerned about radiation exposure. She said she waited 15 minutes for a pat-down, nearly missed her flight, and described TSA agents as "rude" and pressuring her to enter the scanner. She said her father would "radically limit" or "lobby Congress to abolish" the TSA if it were under his control. TSA acknowledged the complaint and said it investigates screening complaints, while the Transportation Department declined to comment.
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