United Forced Passenger to Change Anti-War T-Shirt Before June 4 Flight

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 13

Sam Saadeh, a New Jersey passenger, said United made him change a shirt reading “Bombing kids is not self defense” before he could stay on a June 4 flight from Atlanta to Newark.
United confirmed Saadeh flew only after changing shirts, while declining further detail; Saadeh said a supervisor told him a flight attendant found the message offensive and later cited passengers who felt unsafe.
United’s contract allows it to refuse passengers whose clothing is deemed lewd, obscene or offensive, but Saadeh said staff could not explain how his shirt violated that policy.
Saadeh, who said the shirt opposed violence against children regardless of nationality, filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Transportation and is consulting attorneys.
Wear the Peace, which made the shirt, called it a peaceful Gaza-related message and argued United applied its clothing policy inconsistently after another passenger allegedly wore an IDF shirt without issue.