{"id":2522974,"date":"2025-12-18T20:48:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T01:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transportation-sec-s-daughter-calls-for-complete-eradication-of-tsa-after-nightmare-airport-experience\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T20:51:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T01:51:48","slug":"transportation-sec-s-daughter-calls-for-complete-eradication-of-tsa-after-nightmare-airport-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transportation-sec-s-daughter-calls-for-complete-eradication-of-tsa-after-nightmare-airport-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Transportation Sec.&#8217;s Daughter Calls for Complete Eradication of TSA After Nightmare Airport Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftransportation-sec-s-daughter-calls-for-complete-eradication-of-tsa-after-nightmare-airport-experience%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2522974&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Evita Duffy-Alfonso, daughter of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rages-against-subcontractors-who-damaged-new-rose-garden-surface\/\" title=\"Trump rages against subcontractors who damaged new Rose Garden surface\">expressed strong frustration<\/a> with the TSA after a recent airport security experience. Pregnant at the time, she refused to go through the TSA&#8217;s body scanner to avoid radiation exposure and requested a pat-down rather. She reported that TSA agents were rude and pressured her and another pregnant woman to use the scanner, causing her to wait 15 minutes and nearly miss her flight. She criticized the TSA as an unconstitutional agency that fails at its job and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >compared modern travel security measures<\/a> to a dystopian reality that forces travelers to surrender biometric data or endure invasive procedures. While supporting border security efforts by the administration, she called for TSA reforms to treat Americans, especially expectant mothers, with more respect and common sense.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The daughter of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy exploded at the Transportation Security Administration Thursday after an interaction she said almost caused her to miss a flight.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I nearly missed my flight this morning after the TSA made me wait 15 minutes for a pat-down because I&rsquo;m pregnant and didn&rsquo;t feel like getting radiation exposure from their body scanner,&rdquo; Evita Duffy-Alfonso <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/transportation\/5655133-duffy-daughter-tsa-patdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The agents were passive-aggressive, rude, and tried to pressure me and another pregnant woman into just walking through the scanner because it&rsquo;s &lsquo;safe,&rsquo;&rdquo; she posted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After finally getting the absurdly invasive pat-down, I barely made my flight. All this for an unconstitutional agency that isn&rsquo;t even good at its job,&rdquo; she posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I nearly missed my flight this morning after the TSA made me wait 15 minutes for a pat-down because I&rsquo;m pregnant and didn&rsquo;t feel like getting radiation exposure from their body scanner. The agents were passive-aggressive, rude, and tried to pressure me and another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sean-duffys-pregnant-daughter-lambastes-unconstitutional-tsa-abolish-it\/\" title=\"Sean Duffy&#039;s pregnant ... lambastes &#039;unconstitutional&#039; ...: &#039;Abolish it&#039;\">pregnant woman&#038;hellip<\/a>;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Evita Duffy-Alfonso (@evitaduffy_1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evitaduffy_1\/status\/2001632809002398126?\">December 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Perhaps things would have gone more smoothly if I&rsquo;d handed over my biometric data to a random private company (CLEAR). Then I could enjoy the special privilege of waiting in a shorter line to be treated like a terrorist in my own country. Is this freedom?&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>She summarized her experience as &ldquo; Travel, brought to you by George Orwell &mdash; and the privilege of convenience based solely on your willingness to surrender biometric data and submit to radiation exposure?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The &lsquo;golden age of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-is-money-white-house-targets-chatbots-hold-times-and-other-corporate-hassles-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"\u2018Time is money\u2019: White House targets chatbots, hold times, and other corporate hassles - Washington Examiner\">transportation&#038;rsquo<\/a>; cannot begin until the TSA is gone,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>That post followed a briefer eruption.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TSA=unreasonable, warrantless searches of passengers and their property. That means it violates the Fourth Amendment and is therefore unconstitutional. Pls abolish <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sec_Noem?\">@Sec_Noem<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Evita Duffy-Alfonso (@evitaduffy_1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evitaduffy_1\/status\/2001625667927183365?\">December 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;TSA=unreasonable, warrantless searches of passengers and their property. That means it violates the Fourth Amendment and is therefore unconstitutional. Pls abolish @realDonaldTrump @Sec_Noem,&rdquo; she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/evitaduffy_1\/status\/2001625667927183365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The TSA is a division of the Department of Homeland Security. Neither it nor DOT responded to questions from <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/transportation\/5655133-duffy-daughter-tsa-patdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Duffy-Alfonso later added a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/evitaduffy_1\/status\/2001720857148952870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">postscript<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To be clear, I am 100% behind all that @POTUS &amp; @DHS has done to keep out terrorists and illegals, especially at the border. In fact, President Trump &amp; @Sec_Noem aren&rsquo;t getting enough credit for achieving zero <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-recruiting-gop-senators-for-amnesty-deal\/\" title=\"Democrats Recruiting GOP Senators for Amnesty Deal\">illegal border crossings<\/a> and stopping deranged terrorists from coming into the U.S.,&rdquo; she posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">To be clear, I am 100% behind all that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHS?\">@DHS<\/a> has done to keep out terrorists and illegals, especially at the border. In fact, President Trump &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sec_Noem?\">@Sec_Noem<\/a> aren&rsquo;t getting enough credit for achieving zero illegal border crossings and stopping deranged terrorists from coming&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/acmM7HbHS8\">https:\/\/t.co\/acmM7HbHS8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Evita Duffy-Alfonso (@evitaduffy_1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evitaduffy_1\/status\/2001720857148952870?\">December 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But there needs to be more common sense around how we treat Americans exercising their right to travel,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I hope TSA works on improving their treatment of expectant mothers who don&rsquo;t want to go through body scanners to protect their unborn children. We can do both. 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She shared on X that she was forced to wait 15 minutes for a pat-down because, being pregnant, she chose not to go through the body scanner due to concerns about radiation exposure. She described TSA agents as passive-aggressive and rude, saying they pressured her and another pregnant woman to use the scanner despite their objections. After undergoing what she called an excessively invasive pat-down, she barely caught her flight. She criticized the TSA as an unconstitutional agency that fails at its job.<\/p>\n<p>She also commented sarcastically about biometric data collection by private companies like CLEAR, suggesting that opting in only grants shorter lines but still subjects travelers to intrusive treatment &#8211; questioning if this is true freedom. Summarizing her experience, she likened modern travel security measures to something out of George Orwell&#8217;s dystopia and argued that real progress in transportation won&#8217;t happen until the TSA is eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate post, she condemned TSA&#8217;s warrantless searches as violations of the Fourth Amendment and called for its abolition. While affirming support for President Trump and Homeland Security efforts against terrorism and illegal immigration-especially at borders-she urged more common sense in how Americans exercising their right to travel are treated. Specifically, she hoped TSA would improve how it handles expectant mothers who prefer not to use body scanners in order to protect their unborn children.<\/p>\n<p>Neither the Department of Transportation nor Homeland Security responded publicly regarding this incident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2522975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TSA-pat-down.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6017,69064,3646,8068,9673],"class_list":["post-2522974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-advocacy","tag-airportexperience","tag-security","tag-transportation","tag-tsa"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TSA-pat-down.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2522974"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2522978,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522974\/revisions\/2522978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2522975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2522974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2522974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2522974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}