Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tried to take a special access entrance at an airport Thursday morning, only to learn he no longer has that privilege.
Christie attempted to enter through a special access area that would have allowed him to skip a TSA security check at the Newark Liberty International Airport, reports CBS New York.
A Port Authority officer informed Christie, accompanied by a New Jersey state trooper at the time, that he needed to use the terminal entrance like everyone else. According to a witness, Christie and his escort went through the line without any trouble.
Christie denied the report in a Thursday evening tweet, saying he was merely led from one terminal to another to get to the correct entrance.
“Absolutely false story about my travel today. NJSP security detail & I were led to one entrance in the airport by PAPD officer. TSA informed PAPD and NJSP that this was the wrong way to enter and directed us to another entrance where I was screened & admitted to the airport,”Christie tweeted. “Neither option was the way I entered airport as Governor(wrong in the story) and PAPD officer never denied me entry at either place (also wrong in story). He was a gentleman assisting my security detail. When he got the right info he took me to the right place. Pure fiction.
Christie left his New Jersey administration with a 14 percent approval rating, making him the state’s most hated governor in history. Christie had a failed presidential run in 2016 and later came out in support of President Donald Trump shortly after he dropped out.
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