Stephen Miller argued in a Fox News appearance that the Democratic Party is pursuing policies designed to weaken the United States by fostering ethnic and clan-based political divisions.
Atlanta, Georgia, USA, October 28, 2024: Stephen Miller, a Trump political advisor, speaks before former President and 2024 Republican presidential nominee, attends a rally at Georgia Tech, Atlanta.
He said the model for this approach can be seen in Minnesota and claimed Democrats benefit politically from fragmentation rather than national cohesion.
Miller asked, “Why are they engaged in all this? What is their objective here? It’s the somalification of America.”
He said the comparison was intentional.
“In other words, when you see the state of Somalia, that’s what they want for America the end of the day. Because it’s easier to rule over an empire of ashes than it is for the Democratic Party to rule over a functioning Western high-trust society with a strong middle class.”
He pointed to Minnesota as an example of what he described as political transformation driven by demographic change.
“Look how powerful the Democrat Party became in Minnesota once they flooded it with the 100,000 Somalians, once the elections were decided right by clan rivalries and ethnic feuds,” Miller said.
“Once that happened, the Democrat Party became permanently powerful in Minnesota. They became permanently powerful in the Twin Cities, that’s their model for America, to make the whole country into a version of Somalia.”
Miller said he views the party’s actions through the lens of long-term political strategy.
“And everything they do gets down to that,” he said during the segment.
He linked the discussion to broader political and economic conditions, noting the contrast he sees since President Donald Trump took office.
Miller concluded by describing what he is thankful for during the Thanksgiving season.
“What I’m thankful for this Thanksgiving, I praise God every day that Donald Trump is our president, and we’ve gone from 30% inflation, 20 million illegals, unlimited refugees.”
WATCH:
BREAKING: Stephen Miller sounds the alarm that the Democrat playbook is the “SOMALIFICATION of America,” and Minnesota is ground zero
IT MUST BE STOPPED.
“Look how powerful the Democrat Party became in Minnesota once they flooded it with ~100,000 Somalians!”
Laura Ingraham spoke with Border Czar Tom Homan about the scale of ongoing immigration enforcement operations and the agency’s plans to increase personnel in the coming weeks.
Homan said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing for a major expansion that will triple the size of its enforcement and removal teams.
Ingraham noted the rapid pace of activity since the start of the administration.
“Less than a week from the beginning of the administration. And even if you keep going at the pace you’re going at, that’s a dent in the illegal alien population. People would deport, you know, who are deportable aliens right now. So what do you say to those people? Say this is great, but it’s nowhere near enough.”
Homan responded by pointing to both the hiring surge and the results already recorded.
“Then come put a badge and gun on and give us a hand. ICE is hiring record numbers,” he said.
Homan added that current enforcement levels have surpassed historic benchmarks.
“Bottom line is, I just said just about 650,000 deportation. That is several 100,000 more than the record that was back in 2012 so it was already historic operation.”
He said the number of people leaving the country on their own has also increased significantly.
“Second of all, you got to consider the people who have left the country out of fear of being deported was over 1.6 million of them. So there’s well over 2.2 million left the country already. And that’s been the part of plan from beginning.”
According to Homan, the increase in enforcement teams is part of the strategy that has changed migration patterns.
“We knew if we send over 1000 ice teams across the country, we send a message to the whole world, you enter this country illegally. We’re looking for you. And by sending that message, by having anything ice is one of the reasons why the most secure border in history, in the nation now, because people aren’t coming, because they know there’s consequences.”
Homan referred to both deportations and voluntary departures as evidence that current efforts are having a measurable impact.
“So between that record number deportations or record number of self deports, we’re already having historic deportation operation,” he said.
He also confirmed new hiring targets for the coming weeks.
“But hold on tight. We’re hiring 10,000 more that’s going beyond duty by mid January. That’s tripling the size, tripling the size of enforcement, move operations. Should we think the numbers are historic now wait till next year.”
WATCH:
BREAKING: Tom Homan just said ICE is going to TRIPLE the size of ICE enforcement operations when they hire 10,000 more agents in mid January. pic.twitter.com/ksyA111h07
In a discussion on “The Benny Show,” Mike Benz detailed a series of actions he said the FBI could take to increase transparency in the January 6 pipe bomb investigation.
Benz presented seven steps he described as straightforward measures that would give the public clearer insight into the status of the case.
He outlined the list after Benny Johnson commented on the broader stakes surrounding federal accountability.
Benny Johnson said, “This is why Trump was elected, and they better start getting they better become the smashing machine and do it quickly, because otherwise they’ll lose it.”
Benz told Johnson he wanted to use the opportunity to share specific requests.
“Yeah, well, I still have you since, since you focused a little bit more on the FBI than I have in this. I do. I’d be remiss if I didn’t take this opportunity. I sent you in the chat just as my sort of final sign off. Farewell. Here’s one thing the FBI could do immediately,” Benz said.
He added, “All of this is easy to do, but easy to not do if nobody’s pushing you. And I hope to use your platform to if the FBI is listening. Here’s how you can show okay, you can’t find the guy, show us what you’re looking at. Or girl, so that we so here.”
Benz listed the first step as releasing the full set of raw video files the FBI has referenced publicly.
“So step one, upload all 39,000 raw video files the FBI told CBS or ABC it said in January 2022 it said it had 39,000 raw video files of the pipe bomber from different angles, so we can run a huge sweeping range of composite analyzes.”
The second step involved interviews already conducted.
“Number two, upload redacted versions of all 400 plus interviews the FBI told the media it had conducted so we can get a comprehensive view of all the evidence collected.”
His third step focused on internal federal assessments.
“Step three, upload redacted versions of every FBI and DOJ internal deliberative memo and internal forensic assessment analyzing the evidence compiled so we can see both the leading and alternative theories of the case as the FBI presently sees it. Help us get you past the blocking points.”
For step four, Benz said internal communications should be made available.
“Step four, upload redacted versions of every internal and DOJ email and text message related to the case from January 2021, to present. So we can see how the case theory evolved over time and how it may have been sabotage from within, where I know that Kyle Seraphim has mentioned that there were these early leads and there was a license plate and a metro station. Let’s see it.”
His fifth step focused on personnel.
“Step five, internally, run a detailed personnel search on the main FBI agents and DOJ officials who were in charge of the pipe bomb investigation during the Biden admin read every communication trace they left and tell us what you found. Who was it? Who was in charge of the who was the FBI guy in charge of the pipe bomb investigation? Who was the DOJ guy? What were their internal communications?”
Benz then moved to the surveillance footage.
“Step six, trace the physical chain of custody for the cameras overlooking the DNC site to see at what link in the chain of custody the footage appears to have been tampered with or degraded. I don’t believe that the DNC headquarters, which was broken into in the 1970s culminating in Watergate, had a one frame per second video surveillance camera 30 times worse than your average 711 I don’t believe that. I think it went into video processing and the footage was degraded. They blurred the eyes, and they dropped the frame rate to one FPS. And I want to know who did that. Was it? The FBI? Was the third party contractor.”
His seventh step concerned cell phone data.
“Number seven, Sell. Sell. Carriers informed Congress last year that they possess intact phone usage data from the area where the two pipe bombs were planted at the Capitol January 6, contradicting the Biden FBI claims that the corrupted data prevented identification of the suspect who was both making phone calls and text messages on his cell phone while he was planting the devices. Yes, request that phone data, they told Congress under the Biden admin that actually it wasn’t corrupted when they sent it to the FBI. So get the uncorrupted phone data and give us a detailed update on all the investigative links you are pursuing about that phone data, so that we know where you’re stuck and how we can focus on you.”
Benz said following these steps would shift public perception of the investigation.
“Do those seven steps, and you just bought two three months of us to instead of blaming the FBI for holding this up and keeping us in the dark, we are now level set with the FBI. We are an extension of the FBI, the same way Bellingcat and capital hunters and all those crap groups were for the January 6 investigation, the SPLC was just attached to the FBI as a long arm extension. Let us be your long arm extension to help with this.”
He said the steps would allow the public to work with real material.
“And that gives us something to do with real evidence and real facts to add to our public body of record, while you’re continuing to run the traps internally. This is one of these things where you do that, you’ll buy several months of extremely goodwill and and instead of blanketing this, we’re over four years past it. You can’t hide behind ongoing criminal investigation anymore. At this point, it doesn’t matter if the pipe bomber sees what evidence we have against him. This has been four years. Help us. Help you.”
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Mike Benz Sends A Direct Message To The FBI and DOJ on How To Immediately Fix The J6 Pipebomber Crisis and Deliver Transparency To The American People:
1) Upload all 39,000 raw files of the pipebomber from different angles
2) Upload all 400+ interviews the FBI conducted.
3)… pic.twitter.com/D5hkRo4piW
A United States Attorney’s Office employee in Brownsville, Texas was arrested in connection with an online death threat made during a federal immigration enforcement operation, according to a press release from the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office.
The arrest followed a joint investigation involving state and federal authorities.
BREAKING : In South Texas, A DOJ staffer Karen Olvera De Leon was just arrested on TERRORISM charges after allegedly doxxing a federal ICE agent during a live raid in Brownsville.
She worked in the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Yes, really.
Karen Olvera De Leon was taken into custody on Thursday, November 20, 2025, and booked into the Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center.
Her bond was set at $20,000. She was later released on a personal recognizance bond and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.
Prosecutors said Olvera De Leon faces two felony charges under Texas law: one count of terrorism and one count of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
The terrorism charge is tied to allegations that she played a role in enhancing a death threat directed at a federal agent.
The tampering charge relates to efforts authorities say she took to conceal her involvement in the incident.
The case originated from events on June 9, when U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted an immigration enforcement operation in Brownsville.
The operation was recorded by bystanders who livestreamed the activity on social media.
Viewers commented in real time, and prosecutors said a male viewer posted a death threat aimed at one of the federal agents visible in the video.
A second online user — whom investigators allege was Olvera De Leon — responded by providing the full identity of the targeted agent.
Authorities said this included personal details and was directed at the individual who had made the threat.
Investigators described the exchange as an act of doxxing that escalated the severity of the threat.
BREAKING: Karen Olvera De Leon, a DOJ employee, has been ARRESTED and charged with TERRORISM after she allegedly doxxed a federal agent during a livestream to a man who wanted to k*ll agents.
The posting prompted a joint investigation, and authorities said the comment was traced back to Olvera De Leon.
Prosecutors allege she later attempted to delete or modify digital evidence related to her participation in the online discussion.
That activity led to the tampering charge included in the case.
The incident occurred during a period in which threats against border personnel had increased.
Authorities referenced a July 2025 shooting at a Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, where a gunman wearing tactical gear opened fire before being shot and killed by responding officers.
The Cameron County District Attorney’s Office said the terrorism charge filed against Olvera De Leon is classified as a second-degree felony.
If convicted, she faces a possible sentence ranging from two to 20 years in prison.
Newly released body-worn camera footage shows a Fairhope police colonel confronting and arresting a 61-year-old woman during an Oct. 18 protest, where she was dressed in an inflatable penis costume.
The video is now at the center of a legal dispute over whether the arrest violated her First Amendment rights.
The footage, provided to AL.com by the legal team representing Renea Gamble, captures Col. Andrew Babb approaching her during the “No Kings” demonstration along Greeno Road.
In the recording, Babb tells Gamble that her costume would not be allowed in what he describes as a community with standards.
“I’m not going to sit here and argue with you,” Babb says in the video. “If my kids came by here to see this, how would I explain this?”
Gamble replies, “Are you recording?”
Babb responds, “How would you explain to my children what you are supposed to be? This is a family town. I’m not going to have someone out here dressed like this. It’s abusive.”
Babb also adds, “I would hate for her grandkids to see her like this.”
Gamble was arrested on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
Her attorneys, David Gespass and Kathleen Johnson, filed a 13-page brief seeking dismissal of the charges, citing the body-camera footage and arguing that the arrest occurred while she was taking part in a political protest.
According to the brief, Gamble was participating in the demonstration wearing a cartoon-style inflatable penis costume purchased from a Spirit Halloween location in Foley.
Court documents note it was the final one available at the store.
The case is being handled in Fairhope Municipal Court, with a trial date set for Jan. 6, 2026.
The arrest has drawn nationwide scrutiny after images of Gamble in the costume circulated widely online.
The incident was also featured on late-night television, including commentary from comedian Stephen Colbert.
In their filing, Gamble’s attorneys referenced past examples of Supreme Court-protected public demonstrations involving offensive or provocative imagery, noting instances such as Nazi marches, Ku Klux Klan cross burnings, flag desecration protests, and Westboro Baptist Church demonstrations at military funerals.
They argued that these longstanding protections illustrate why the charges should be dismissed.
“Can one deny that each of these actions would be more offensive to more people than a protester in an anatomically imprecise phallic costume?” Gespass and Johnson wrote in the brief.
The filing also states that no one at the Oct. 18 demonstration appeared ready to engage in a physical altercation over Gamble’s presence or attire.
“Until (police) arrived, no one present appeared so offended by Ms. Gamble’s costume as to be ready to fight over it,” the brief reads.
It adds that the protest’s message was aimed at Donald Trump and that “he was, by all accounts, nowhere near Fairhope.”
The court will determine next year whether the charges against Gamble will move forward.
Michelle Obama drew criticism Friday after posting a video to Instagram showing her in a photoshoot while assistants adjusted her clothing, hair, and makeup.
The reaction followed comments she made earlier this month during an ABC special with Robin Roberts promoting her memoir “The Look,” in which she discussed her experience with a “glam team” during her time in the White House.
In the broadcast interview, Obama described the demands of her schedule as First Lady.
“I didn’t really have that choice as First Lady, right? Every day, every time I was up, as we called it, you know, I was up for the public, and the days were long,” she said.
“So as you mentioned, to save time, you know, having a glam team, a trifecta, it feels like a luxury, but it was a time necessity.”
She added, “There’s absolutely no way that I would be able to do my hair and makeup and have clothes ready that fit, you know, because rare is the woman that can live off the rack, you know?”
During the same interview, Obama discussed beauty expectations for women.
“As women of color, the way our hair naturally grows out of our head, it’s beautiful, but if we struggle to make it look like the standard, that means we are spending thousands of hours and lots of money straightening out what is naturally curly hair and that takes hours out of your life,” she said.
Once again, Michelle Obama is playing the victim Olympics. For a former First Lady, book author, multi-millionaire, she sure does have a rough and oppressed life, huh? pic.twitter.com/F2mWGN2fSt
The recent video posted to Instagram featured Obama preparing for a photoshoot as staff members adjusted her wardrobe and styling.
Viewers responded online by contrasting the clip with her earlier remarks about the challenges of maintaining a public image as First Lady and the demands placed on her appearance during her White House tenure.
So let’s get this straight…
Michelle Obama complains about a hair and make up team, complains about how hard it was to be First Lady, complains about how she doesn’t have a private life, complains about how hard black women have it, complains about being scrutinized…
The ABC interview was part of a media tour promoting “The Look,” in which Obama described the routine involved in preparing for public engagements.
Roberts responded during the segment as Obama detailed scheduling and presentation requirements linked to White House events.
Commentary published in the New York Post by Miranda Devine referenced the treatment of former First Lady Melania Trump during President Trump’s first term.
Devine wrote that Trump “was subjected to” criticism of her appearance, background, and holiday decorations during her time in the White House. Devine noted that Trump, a former model, was not featured on the cover of Vogue during the administration.
New Orleans, Louisiana, is expected to be the next focus of the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration enforcement strategy, according to a report from Reuters citing officials familiar with the planning.
The operation is part of a city-to-city approach that began earlier this year and has expanded across several Democratic-led municipalities.
Border Patrol agents could appear in New Orleans any day, with operations scheduled to continue through January.
President Donald Trump will deploy 250 federal troops to New Orleans next week as part of a large-scale immigration crackdown targeting undocumented immigrants across Louisiana and Mississippi, federal officials have confirmed. pic.twitter.com/YhPMHIdlNV
Officials said the activity will scale down during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
The administration has focused enforcement resources on jurisdictions that have adopted sanctuary-style policies or limited cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Beginning in the summer, the strategy increased operations in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Portland, and other cities.
In recent weeks, Charlotte, North Carolina, has been the primary location for the intensified enforcement actions.
Reports earlier in November indicated that Border Patrol agents were preparing to move into Charlotte.
As border patrol wraps up immigration enforcement efforts in Charlotte- New Orleans is next up on their target list. We spoke to the police chief of Kenner, a suburb in New Orleans, and he is taking a much different approach and welcoming federal partners. pic.twitter.com/OxPC1nGOoi
In New Orleans, Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said she met with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials ahead of the planned operation. She stated that while the New Orleans Police Department will work to maintain public safety, it will not participate in making immigration-related arrests.
“Our support is to make sure they are not going to get hurt and that our community is not in danger,” Kirkpatrick said, according to Spectrum News.
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has increased pressure on New Orleans to cooperate more closely with federal immigration enforcement.
The city’s police department was recently released from a consent decree that had restricted participation in immigration operations and placed limitations on departmental involvement in federal enforcement efforts.
The upcoming activity in New Orleans will be directed by Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham confirmed that two football players were stabbed early Saturday inside the program’s Football Operations Center as the team prepared for its game against South Florida. Birmingham police said the suspect is in custody.
According to UAB Police and Public Safety, “an assault took place this morning at the Football Operations Center. Injuries are believed to be non-life threatening. The suspect is in custody, and there is no threat to campus.”
A UAB football player stabbed two of his teammates Saturday at the football facility ahead of the Blazers’ home game against South Florida, a university spokesman confirmed to ESPN.
The suspect has been arrested, and both injured players are in stable condition after being taken… pic.twitter.com/r4A8eveubc
Jail records from Jefferson County obtained by OutKick show that Blazers offensive lineman Daniel Mincey has been booked on charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault. Mincey transferred to UAB from Kentucky after the 2024 season.
Both victims were taken to UAB Hospital immediately after the incident and received treatment for their injuries.
The university said the two players were in stable condition as of Saturday.
“We’re grateful to report that two players injured in an incident this morning at the Football Operations Building are in stable condition,” UAB said in an official statement. “Our thoughts are with them and their families as they recover. The suspect – another player – remains in custody.”
UAB added that an investigation is underway.
The school confirmed that the football team chose to play its scheduled game against South Florida later in the day.
“An investigation is taking place. The team elected to play today’s game. UAB’s top priority remains the safety and well-being of all of our students. Given patient privacy and the ongoing investigation, we have no further comment at this time,” the statement said.
UAB Offensive Lineman has been Arrested After Stabbing Two Teammates Before Game
A shocking incident at University of Alabama-Birmingham as Blazers OL Daniel Mincey had allegedly stabbed two teammates at the Football Operations Building just hours before kickoff vs. USF.… pic.twitter.com/mMLNdtEF52
A dispute has developed over heavily redacted voter registration documents released by the Prince George’s County Board of Elections concerning Ian Andre Roberts, an illegal alien who served as superintendent of the Des Moines public school district until his arrest by federal authorities in September.
The American Accountability Foundation and Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections are challenging the county’s decision to withhold portions of the records, citing federal requirements for public access.
Justin Riemer, CEO and president of Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections, said the redacted documents were unexpected.
“This was shocking,” Riemer told Fox News Digital.
“When I saw the news reporting, and they showed screenshots of the registration applications with all this information redacted, I was just shocked.”
The released records had 18 redaction boxes across two pages, removing Roberts’ sex, whether he checked the citizenship box, his date of birth, and other identifying details.
Riemer, an election attorney representing both Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections and the American Accountability Foundation, said the information removed exceeded what the National Voter Registration Act allows election officials to withhold.
He stated that protections apply to information such as Social Security numbers or driver’s license numbers, not a person’s gender or responses to citizenship questions.
Roberts, originally from Guyana, first entered the United States in 1994.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested him in September while he was serving as superintendent in Des Moines.
Fox News Digital previously reported that his employment authorization card had expired in 2020, meaning he was not legally permitted to work at the time of his appointment.
After his arrest, additional details were reviewed by investigators and media outlets.
The Department of Homeland Security stated in October that Roberts was listed as a registered Democratic voter in Maryland and had a 2012 conviction for reckless driving.
The Maryland State Board of Elections said he did not vote in elections.
Further reviews found that Roberts had earlier criminal charges dating back to 1996 in New York and a dropped 1998 unauthorized-use-of-a-vehicle charge in Queens.
More recent charges included a 2020 case for second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and a 2022 conviction for unlawful possession of a loaded firearm in Pennsylvania.
Holy crap. DHS just released more info on the Iowa school superintendent and illegal alien Ian Andre Roberts. He has a very long, violent criminal record, combined with immigration fraud. He also voted in elections. pic.twitter.com/lZDeRJKmnw
“I’m an election law expert, not an immigration expert, but it doesn’t take one to see just how… broken the system has been,” he said.
He noted Roberts’ ability to work in multiple school districts despite past charges and without current authorization.
“It’s really just unbelievable how this guy has managed to jump around the country, working in school districts where he’s around children.”
The American Accountability Foundation filed a public records request for Roberts’ voter registration application.
Prince George’s County provided the documents but with the disputed redactions, leading to the current challenge.
RITE and American Accountability Foundation (AAF) have submitted an NVRA request to Prince George’s County Board of Elections for the voter-registration records of Ian Andre Roberts.
Roberts, a Guyanese national under a final order of removal issued in May 2024, was serving as… pic.twitter.com/M8730sQNto
— Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE) (@Restoring_USA) November 19, 2025
Riemer said the request was made under the National Voter Registration Act, which includes provisions for public access to voter registration records.
On Tuesday, Riemer sent a letter to the county board demanding the release of less-redacted documents by Dec. 1.
The letter stated that failure to comply would lead to a notice citing a violation of 52 U.S.C. § 20507(i). If the county did not resolve the matter within 90 days of that notice, he said legal action would follow.
“Please provide my clients with the records no later than Monday, December 1, 2025,” the letter said.
It added that if the county withheld information beyond permitted exceptions, his clients would file suit in Maryland federal district court and seek attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses, and other costs.
Riemer said he had not yet received a response from the board and believed the county may be consulting the state board of elections and the state attorney general’s office.
He noted that Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections sued Maryland last year over restrictions on public access to voter registration records and won that case in March.
Riemer said the Roberts case reflects broader concerns about non-citizens appearing on voter rolls.
He cited Oregon’s report that its DMV had registered several thousand non-citizens. “We know it happens in the thousands,” he said.
Roberts was taken into U.S. Marshals’ custody after his arrest and is set to be prosecuted, the Department of Homeland Security reported.
According to the agency, he attempted to flee officers and was found with $3,000 in cash, a Glock 9mm pistol, and a hunting knife.
On Oct. 2, he was charged federally with being an illegal alien in possession of firearms.
The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners subsequently revoked Roberts’ license, making him ineligible to serve again as a superintendent in the state.
A passenger at Denver International Airport was removed by security after a confrontation at a Southwest Airlines gate that was recorded and shared widely online.
The incident occurred Friday and was posted on TikTok by user Taylor Graboyes, who filmed the exchange between the woman and airline employees.
The video showed the passenger yelling at gate agents after learning that the flight was delayed and that she would not be able to board because the flight was full.
The woman, who has not been identified, could be heard shouting questions at staff while holding her phone up as if recording the exchange.
“Do you guys feel safe?” she yelled during the confrontation.
She continued to direct questions at the gate agent.
“How dare you treat me this way?” she said, raising her voice repeatedly as she questioned why the flight had not begun boarding.
At one point, she asked, “Who are you? Why is our plane late?”
She also mocked the employee for “shaking” as the discussion continued.
The passenger then asked, “Why are not we boarding?”
The phrasing drew attention from viewers online. Commenters on the TikTok video remarked on the wording, with some making light of it and noting that it sounded unusual.
Graboyes’ video included the passenger’s continued demands, including her statement that someone should “come and get [her] fired.”
She also said she intended to sue the employee.
The situation began after the flight was delayed and the woman was then told she would not be boarding because the flight was full.
Airlines sometimes oversell seats based on expected no-shows, and passengers may be denied boarding when all seats are taken.
The passenger objected to the decision. “You tell me I cannot board now? Because I questioned why it is late,” she said.
Witnesses in the comments on the video said the exchange continued until airport security arrived.
According to Graboyes, it took approximately 30 minutes before security personnel reached the gate and escorted the passenger away. Other passengers in the terminal cheered as she was led out.
Graboyes wrote in the comments that she checked on the gate employee afterward.
She said the worker was visibly upset and had been crying following the encounter. “She had tears in her eyes when I went over to check on her afterwards I felt so bad,” she wrote.
Viewers online responded with criticism of the passenger’s behavior.
“Has this lady never experienced a delay of any sort?” one commenter wrote.
Another said, “If there is one place on this entire planet to behave it’s the damn airport.”
Others remarked on rules related to disruptive behavior during air travel, asking whether some travelers believe that consequences such as the no-fly list are not real.
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