The TSA has responded after Angela Rye, a CNN political commentator and NPR political analyst, posted a video of herself getting a grabby pat-down the Detroit airport this week. The federal agency noted that Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab "flew from Amsterdam to Detroit wearing an explosive device in his underwear" seven years ago in its statement declaring all proper procedures were followed.
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The entire statement:
A spokesman said the term "is inaccurate, and could lead a reader to believe the person being screened was assaulted. The pat down is (and was) done with the back of the hands, therefore there is no grabbing."
Rye posted video of her screening here. Watch it and judge for yourself. At one point she winces and is in tears by the end.
"I was just thoroughly traumatized by the TSA," she said in a Periscope video. "I've been randomly selected maybe three times in my life. Even if they think this is ok, it's not. I've never been a victim of unwanted touching until today. I literally started crying while this was happening. It's not right."
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