Reports: Sen. Rand Paul Detained By TSA

This morning, Sen. Rand Paul‘s communications director shared via Twitter that the Kentucky Senator has been detained by the TSA at a Nashville airport:

Paul’s father, GOP candidate Ron Paul, also weighed in on Twitter:

Sen. Paul apparently set off the alarm on the airport’s full-body scanner, despite insisting that it was a glitch and that he was not carrying anything that would have set it off. TSA agents would not allow Paul to walk back through the body scanner and, according to his staffer, demanded that the Senator undergo a full body pat-down.

We’ll have more on this story as it develops…

Update: MSNBC’s Kelly O’Donnell reported that the TSA is very specific with what it means by “detaining” individuals, and that it has so far admitted only to “holding” Sen. Paul and not allowing him to board his scheduled flight.

O’Donnell also makes note that Sen. Paul has been very vocal about his issues with the way the TSA conducts its full-body searches. Have a look at her report, via MSNBC:

h/t Talking Points Memo

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