{"id":17054,"date":"2026-07-13T23:17:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T23:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=17054"},"modified":"2026-07-13T23:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T23:17:30","slug":"united-airlines-passenger-says-he-was-forced-to-change-anti-war-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=17054","title":{"rendered":"United Airlines passenger says he was forced to change anti-war shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Greg Gutfeld SLAMS Sunny Hostin&#8217;s &#8216;unsafe around American flags&#8217; claim<\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Fox News&#8217; Greg Gutfeld fiercely challenges Sunny Hostin&#8217;s comments on &#8216;The View,&#8217; where she claimed American flags make her feel unsafe, linking them to white supremacy. Gutfeld highlights the shift in Democratic patriotism and sarcastically suggests her family&#8217;s slave-owning past in the Caribbean is &#8216;true&#8217; unlike her feelings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A New Jersey man says he was forced to change an anti-war T-shirt before boarding a United Airlines flight after a flight attendant deemed the message offensive.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Sam Saadeh, of Linden, New Jersey, said he was boarding a June 4 flight from Atlanta to Newark Liberty International Airport while wearing a shirt reading, &#8220;Bombing kids is not self defense,&#8221; when a United supervisor approached him shortly after he took his seat, according to CBS New York.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Saadeh told the outlet he was &#8220;very confused&#8221; when he was pulled aside.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>FITNESS INFLUENCER SAYS LUFTHANSA TOLD HER SHE LOOKED \u2018NAKED,\u2019 FORCED HER TO ZIP UP BEFORE BOARDING FLIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;He was like, &#8216;Hey, the flight attendant finds your shirt offensive,'&#8221; Saadeh recalled. &#8220;I was like, &#8216;Why?&#8217; He goes, &#8216;Here are the choices. Either you change your shirt or you can&#8217;t get on this flight.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">According to CBS New York, Saadeh said he ultimately changed shirts because he wanted to make it home but described the interaction as humiliating and said airline personnel were unable to explain why the message violated company policy.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">United Airlines confirmed to Fox News Digital that Saadeh ultimately traveled on the flight after changing his shirt.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>PASSENGER ALLEGEDLY BOARDS FLIGHT WITH FAKE BOARDING PASS, FORCING PLANE BACK TO GATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/343\/192\/united-airlines.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/686\/384\/united-airlines.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/672\/378\/united-airlines.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1344\/756\/united-airlines.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1200\/675\/united-airlines.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"United Airlines plane\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A United Airlines plane bound for LAX turned around mid-flight after a &#8220;potential security concern.&#8221;<\/span> <span>(Joan Valls\/Urbanandsport\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;This customer flew as scheduled after changing his shirt,&#8221; a United Media Relations spokesperson told Fox News Digital. &#8220;That&#8217;s all we&#8217;ll have to share.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">United&#8217;s Contract of Carriage states the airline may refuse transportation to passengers who are &#8220;not properly clothed, or whose clothing is lewd, obscene or offensive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital has not independently verified the passenger&#8217;s account, and United declined to provide additional details about why the shirt was deemed offensive.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Saadeh, who is of Palestinian descent, told CBS New York the shirt was intended to advocate for children and oppose violence regardless of nationality or ethnicity. He also said he filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Transportation and is consulting with attorneys.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>CONGRESSMAN RESPONDS AFTER NEW YORK CITY COFFEE SHOP BANS HIM OVER ISRAEL SUPPORT: &#8216;SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/343\/192\/pro-palestine-protesters-piraeus-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/686\/384\/pro-palestine-protesters-piraeus-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/672\/378\/pro-palestine-protesters-piraeus-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1344\/756\/pro-palestine-protesters-piraeus-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200\/675\/pro-palestine-protesters-piraeus-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"pro-palestine-protesters-piraeus-fox-news-001.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Protesters held banners and chanted slogans during a demonstration against Israeli tourists arriving aboard the Israeli-owned cruise ship MS Crown Iris at the port of Piraeus in Athens on June 3, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Dark Angel\/AFP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Wear the Peace, the organization behind the shirt, also posted screenshots on Facebook of what it said was an email Saadeh sent describing the incident.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>FOLLOW US ON X<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In the email, Saadeh wrote that a United flight attendant first asked what his shirt said before a supervisor later asked him to get off the plane.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">According to the email, the supervisor told Saadeh the flight attendant was offended by the shirt because it contained the word &#8220;bomb&#8221; and said he would have to change it or he would not be allowed to remain on the flight.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE U.S. NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Saadeh also wrote that after landing in Newark, a United representative told him other passengers had complained because they found the shirt offensive and felt unsafe.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In a Facebook post, Wear the Peace said the shirt was &#8220;a peaceful statement, not a threat&#8221; intended to draw attention to the deaths of children in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>GET BREAKING NEWS ALERTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/343\/192\/united-airlines-aircraft.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/686\/384\/united-airlines-aircraft.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/672\/378\/united-airlines-aircraft.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1344\/756\/united-airlines-aircraft.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1200\/675\/united-airlines-aircraft.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX airplane on runway\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft prepares for takeoff at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10, 2025. A United flight was diverted to Pittsburgh on Saturday after a reported security issue.<\/span> <span>(Saul Loeb\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The message does not encourage violence, threaten anyone, or suggest that the person wearing it intends to harm others,&#8221; the organization wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In a follow-up Facebook post, the organization disputed the explanation that the word &#8220;bomb&#8221; prompted concern, arguing there was an important distinction between the phrase &#8220;Bombing kids is not self defense&#8221; and language suggesting a passenger posed a threat.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>GOT A TIP?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The shirt did not say, &#8216;I have a bomb.&#8217; It said, &#8216;Bombing kids is not self defense,'&#8221; the organization wrote, adding that clothing containing words such as &#8220;TNT&#8221; or &#8220;killer&#8221; is not typically treated as a security concern.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Wear the Peace also claimed one of its members recently flew on a United flight alongside a passenger wearing an Israel Defense Forces shirt without incident, arguing the airline applied its policy inconsistently.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital has reached out to the U.S. Department of Transportation to confirm receipt of Saadeh&#8217;s complaint, inquire whether the agency is reviewing the incident, and request comment on the allegations that a passenger was required to change his clothing before being allowed to travel.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Stepheny Price is a Writer at Fox News with a focus on West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, national and international crime stories, homicide cases, and border security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greg Gutfeld SLAMS Sunny Hostin&#8217;s &#8216;unsafe around American flags&#8217; claim Fox News&#8217; Greg Gutfeld fiercely&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17054\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}