Rand Paul stopped by TSA at airport law enforcement denies it was a detention says Nashville went too far after he refused patdown delayed refusing Comment on Sen. Tenn. security refuses is kept off flight search v. A Tea Party State of Confusion Stopped Airport Security Ron Paul’s Guerilla Visions stops 'detained' TSA. Does that happen to other senators detained Rep. alarm

Sen. Rand Paul stopped by Tenn. airport security Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, the son of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul and a frequent critic of the Transportation Security Administration, was stopped by security at the Nashville airport Monday when a scanner set off an alarm and Paul declined to allow a security officer to subsequently pat him down. The White House said airport security acted appropriately. Rand Paul on TSA detainment: 'I was barked at: 'Do not leave the cubicle!" Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul told The Daily Caller that being "detained" by the Transportation Security Administration at the Nashville airport Monday was a major ordeal that underscores flaws in TSA's procedures that affect tens of millions of passengers every year. Rand Paul blocked at airport after refusing TSA pat-down Sen. Rand Paul, the Kentucky Republican and son of GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul, was blocked at Nashville airport Monday after refusing a TSA pat-down, his spokeswoman said. "Just got a call from @SenRandPaul," his spokeswoman, Moira Bagley, wrote on Twitter Monday. "He's currently being detained by TSA in Nashville." In a telephone interview with [...] Rand Paul TSA Debacle Prompts Fundraiser From Father Ron Paul Hours after a controversy in which Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) claimed he was held up at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint in Nashville because of concerns over the screening process, his father, GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul, is seeking to make a little money off a newly emphasized campaign to "end the TSA." Rand Paul in TSA tussle over pat-down refusal- VIDEO: Rand Paul on TSA incident Sen. Rand Paul's office says he was held by the Transportation Security Administration on Monday, although TSA officials deny characterization he was "detained" at Nashville Airport after an incident at the security gate. Jay Carney defends TSA's handling of Sen. Rand Paul, quibbles over 'detained' The White House doesn't dispute that Kentucky Senator Rand Paul was refused access to his flight Monday morning by the Transportation Security Administration. Instead, spokesman Jay Carney sought to quibble over the definition of "detain." Rand Paul in Pat-Down Standoff With TSA in Nashville Sen. Rand Paul told his communications director this morning he was being detained by TSA in Nashville. @moirabagley, the Twitter account associated with Paul staffer Moira Bagley tweeted around 10 a.m., ET, "Just got a call from @senrandpaul. He's currently being detained by TSA in... Rand Paul 'Detained' by TSA NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.), son of GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul, was detained Monday by the Transportation Security Administration in Nashville, Tenn., a spokeswoman tweeted. Paul was detained by TSA officials for his refusal of a full body pat-down, father Ron Paul tweeted on Monday. Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) "Just got a call from @senrandpaul. He's currently being ... Senator Rand Paul Stopped at Nashville Airport, TSA Says U.S. Senator Rand Paul triggered an alarm during an airport security check and was escorted out of the screening area by police after refusing to submit to a patdown, the Transportation Security Administration said. GOP Sen. Rand Paul 'Detained' at Nashville Airport After Refusing Patdown Ron Paul: "Anomaly" in scanner TSA: He wasn't technically "detained" Rand: "This is getting more frequent"... ...books another flight White House defends TSA
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