Female senator tweets about ‘very uncomfortable’ screening by TSA

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) complained Monday she was subject to a very uncomfortable screening by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). 

McCaskill tweeted about the experience before boarding a flight on Monday. 

{mosads}The senator, who has complained about the TSA’s security techniques in the past, tweeted that she was selected for a pat-down and that the experience was not a pleasant one. 

“‪Today in my airport screening, test on my hands was positive,” McCaskill wrote to her 89,100 followers. “Got private, more aggressive pat down. OMG. #veryuncomfortable‬.” 

In 2011, McCaskill referred to TSA pat-downs as “love pats” that she said made her not look forward to flying.

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“I try to avoid a pat-down at all costs,” McCaskill told TSA Administrator John Pistole during a Senate hearing that year. “There are many times women put their hands on me in a way that if it was your daughter or your sister or your wife, you would be upset.”

TSA has come under fire for its security procedures from other lawmakers in the past. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he was “detained” by TSA for refusing a pat-down last year.

Additionally, former Rep. Francisco “Quico” Canseco (R-Texas) accused the agency of targeting him for additional pat-downs after a run-in at the San Antonio airport.