A black man was allegedly kicked off a Delta Airlines flight recently for wearing a “f*ck Joe Biden” sweatshirt, with a flight attendant telling him that that was the airlines policy, despite a representative saying no such policy is in place.
Video posted to TikTok by the man, who identified himself as Jauneil Brooks, showed him being informed by a flight attendant that his sweatshirt goes against the airline’s policies, and requested that he turn it inside out, or be kicked off the flight.
“If you don’t come on the jet bridge, and flip your shirt outside in and out, right? So that word doesn’t show, I will have to deplane the whole aircraft,” the flight attendant said.
“I’m sorry about that sir, but that is the policy, you cannot wear that,” she continued, adding that she was advised if he doesn’t, Brooks would be placed on a no-fly list.
When questioned by Brooks to be shown the policy, the flight attendant said they can look at the policy on the computer outside the aircraft, to which Brooks shot back that if it is online, she should pull it up on her phone.
The flight attendant said that would be inconvenient, to which Brooks said: “no, you’re making this inconvenient, because last time I checked, I live in the United States of America, with the First Amendment freedom of press, freedom of speech, or freedom of religion, do I not?”
“Do I not have the freedom of press, freedom of religion or freedom of speech anymore in this country?” Brooks continued.
“It’s something very simple,” the flight attendant responded.
“It’s not that simple. My dad served in the military so I got the freedoms…