Transportation Secretary’s Daughter Wants TSA To Be Abolished After 15-Minute Wait

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The daughter of the United States Department of Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, has called for the Transportation Security Administration be abolished after she faced delays that exceeded 15 minutes to pass through airport security, and further claims that her flight was almost missed because of it (as reported by Katu2ABC).

The daughter of Duffy, Evita Duffy-Alfonso, took to X (formerly Twitter) to express her frustration. Evita, who is also pregnant, noted that, due to wanting to avoid radiation exposure from the body scanner, opted for a pat down; however, she believes that the TSA agents were rude, passive-aggressive, and tried to pressure them into using the scanner.

Almost Missed Her Flight

Duffy-Alfonso has claimed that the TSA agents were insistent that she, and one other pregnant female traveler, were pressured into using the full-body x-ray scanners, of which she refused. Due to this, the wait for an available agent pushed the Secretarys daugther to her limit, which saw the outburst taken on social media.

According to Duffy-Alfonso, the pat-down was 'absurdly invasive', and due to this, the passenger almost missed her scheduled flight. Following the incident, Duffy-Alfonso noted that she perhaps should have opted to use CLEAR, which would have given her the option to bypass standard airport security and,d by using biometric data, would have enabled Duffy-Alfonso to be escorted to the front of the screening area.

Simple Flying reached out to the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for comment on the matter; neither party returned an immediate comment by the time this article was published.

'TSA Should Be Abolished'

Duffy-Alfonso decided to call out the current security measures required for passengers, noting that the golden age of transportation would not be able to begin unless the TSA was gone. However, ironically, as one X user responded, is that despite her father being the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, is that the Transportation Security Administration is actually under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security.

Even if Sean Duffy did hold this portfolio, any sweeping changes like those suggested by his daughter would require a lobbying effort to Congress. Alfonso-Duffy has made a direct plea to the President and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. To understand what the queues are actually like at airports across the United States, Simple Flying reviewed data as analyzed by WVTM 13 Birmingham, which outlines five of the busiest airports in the country and their current wait times: (please click the link below as i can't post an image here)

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While it would be highly unlikely that Duffy-Alfonso's claims will make much of a difference to those in power, it does outline the challenges and emotions that some passengers face when required to wait for long periods of time to pass through airport security.

Ways To Get Through Airport Security Quicker

There are a number of options currently in place that can enable passengers in the United States to pass through airport security quicker than the general public. The use of TSA PreCheck or CLEAR offers expedited screening processes and permits passengers to keep shoes and belts on, while laptops can remain in their bags.

Additional steps you can take while avoiding the above memberships are dressing smart for the occassion such as wearing slip-on shoes, the use of light clothing, and avoiding belts or jackets. Excessive amounts of jewelry are also discouraged.

Additionally, it is important to familiarize yourself with airport security protocols, and be aware of prohibited items in your carry-on bags, that may be confisgated during airport security screening.

 

Reporter: Aaron Bailey for Simple Flying

https://simpleflying.com/transportation-secretarys-daughter-tsa-abolished-15-minute-wait/#threads

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As a non-American, I’ve never been so unbothered by what happens in America as I am now

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57 minutes ago, robboadam said:

As a non-American, I’ve never been so unbothered by what happens in America as I am now

Honestly if it didn't affect the whole rest of the world (and god I wish it didn't) I would literally not be paying any attention anymore

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33 minutes ago, hELXIG said:

Honestly if it didn't affect the whole rest of the world (and god I wish it didn't) I would literally not be paying any attention anymore

Oh yeah, the stuff that affects the world I’m paying attention to. But stuff within I’m paying as much attention to as what Americans pay to the rest of the world - like, yeah, abolish the TSA, who cares?

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It's never an issue for conservatives until they have to personally experience it, and suddenly they want to move mountains to change it. Not a compassionate or empathetic particle within them.

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Has she not traveled before?  That xray scanner is pretty standard at every airport I’ve been to. She could only blame herself for almost missing her flight.

Just get pre-check and clear 

I’ve never had to spend more than 10 minutes going through TSA with those two, even during peak travel season.

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Yeah, I'm down to abolish TSA. Take their racist a**es down! Go for it ✨ ️Not like they've actually been helpful

Edited December 19, 2025 by Roughhouse Dandy

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1 hour ago, JGD said:

Has she not traveled before?  That xray scanner is pretty standard at every airport I’ve been to. She could only blame herself for almost missing her flight.

Just get pre-check and clear 

I’ve never had to spend more than 10 minutes going through TSA with those two, even during peak travel season.

yea wanting to ban TSA because you can't manage time is like saying we should dismantle all services on the road because you can't leave your house in time to make it to a destination. Sorry but managing your time and being wise about it is a responsibility you just have to learn to do... it pisses me off when people think it deserves accommodation for the pure inability to plan ahead