According to reports, Symone Sanders, a CNN political commentator and former press secretary for Senator Bernie Sanders, was detained by police after an incident Thursday morning at LaGuardia Airport.
Sanders was in line at the security checkpoint when TSA agents asked her to step out of line. According to authorities, she began to curse “in front of patrons and young children.”
Sanders is being accused of disorderly conduct and was given a summons to appear in court. She addressed the situation via Twitter on Friday.
"Yesterday, I was violently arrested in the security screening line at LaGuardia airport. I was taken offsite & issued a summons for 'disorderly conduct.' My attorney & I look forward to the opportunity to highlight this injustice & righting what we believe to be a profound wrong."
It's not the first time the political pundit has had issues at an airport.
American Airlines called the police on Sanders last year after an incident while she was trying to check her luggage before a flight from Los Angeles. Sanders tweeted she didn’t want to pay full price for a new ticket despite being a frequent flier of the airline. The incident prompted customer service representatives to call authorities.
After the incident was resolved, Sanders said she made the flight on time, but “didn’t understand why” the airline called the police.
