Evita Duffy-Alfonso, daughter of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, declared the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) an “unconstitutional agency” following a recent travel experience that left her nearly missing her flight.
“The agents were passive-aggressive, rude, and tried to pressure me and another pregnant woman into walking through the scanner due to ‘safety’ concerns,” Duffy-Alfonso explained in a statement. “After an absurdly invasive pat-down that I barely survived, I was told I would be subject to radiation exposure from body scanners—a practice I am now refusing.”
Duffy-Alfonso criticized TSA’s handling of pregnant travelers, stating the agency’s “unreasonable, warrantless searches” violate the Fourth Amendment and render it unconstitutional. She added: “All this for an agency that isn’t even good at its job. The ‘golden age of transportation’ cannot begin until the TSA is gone.”
The TSA, which operates under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), did not respond to requests for comment. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem recently announced a $1 billion investment in TSA security checkpoints nationwide, calling it the largest upgrade to screening technology “in over a decade.”
Duffy-Alfonso also condemned the CLEAR program—a private service allowing passengers to bypass TSA lines—describing its requirement for biometric data as a “privilege of convenience” that forces travelers to surrender security. She urged action: “Pls abolish @realDonaldTrump @Sec_Noem.”
The 26-year-old is the oldest of nine children of Sean Duffy and Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy. Her husband, Michael Alfonso, is campaigning for Wisconsin’s Seventh Congressional District—a seat previously held by their father.