A Delta Airlines passenger was kicked off his flight for wearing a “F**k Biden” hoodie, with an airline official threatening him to be placed on their “no-fly” list if he didn’t comply.
Jauneil Brooks, who goes by the handle @Jauneil51603 on TikTok, posted video footage showing the Delta official also claiming that he wasn’t wearing a mask. The airline has grabbed quite a few headlines in recent years. Last month, Delta CEO Ed Bastian said disruptive passengers should be placed on a national “no-fly” list that would bar them from using any commercial airline in the future. In January 2021, Delta permanently banned passengers who chanted “traitor” at Utah Sen Mitt Romney during a flight.
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Brooks shared a series of TikTok videos showing the airline official telling him that she had spoken to “corporate security” and that she would have to deplane all the passengers if he didn’t leave the plane with his “F**k Biden” hoodie turned inside out. She claimed the decision was in accordance with “company policy” and that he “cannot wear it,” adding that he would also be placed on the “no-fly” list if he didn’t comply with her demands. Brooks then asks the Delta official to show the policy, to which she replies that they could go over the policy on a computer in the jetway. The passenger then argues that he has the right to express himself freely under the First Amendment.
Brooks posted the first clip on Wednesday, March 9, although it’s unclear when the incident actually took place. In another video, Brooks is seen standing in front of the plane and taking off his “F**k Biden” hoodie. “You guys force me to wear my mask, I…