{"id":358955,"date":"2026-09-03T15:44:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T20:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/rep-brian-mast-says-tsa-cant-keep-their-hands-off-his-metal-legs-at-airport"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:44:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T20:44:22","slug":"rep-brian-mast-says-tsa-cant-keep-their-hands-off-his-metal-legs-at-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/rep-brian-mast-says-tsa-cant-keep-their-hands-off-his-metal-legs-at-airport","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Brian Mast Says TSA Cannot Preserve Their Fingers Off His Metallic Legs At Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Rep. Brian Mast<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Being Half-Metal Makes TSA A Nightmare &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">&#8216;Scanned&#8217; By Hands!!!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-03T13:32:12-07:00\"><br \/>\n               September 3, 2026<br \/>\n              1:32 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-c6867be81a3754660e1d3c9cd342a6aa\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-98e404b8-e4bc-441e-adb9-6bf118241763-133233647-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-98e404b8-e4bc-441e-adb9-6bf118241763-133233647-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Afghanistan\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/27\/16by9\/2026\/09\/03\/276a5a3eeb2949c5a7ce7d1582787bc1_md.png\" alt=\"brian mast kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c6867be81a3754660e1d3c9cd342a6aa--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e09b8120d223ebc791ba5d7d06b55946\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/brian-mast\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Brian Mast<\/strong><\/a> is flying back home as Congress heads into a district work period &#8230; which is harder for him than most because his cyborg body sets off alarm bells for TSA.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e09b8120d223ebc791ba5d7d06b55946--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d4ecdaef459b07f142ef7cadff3d8feb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/tmz-dc\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>TMZ DC<\/strong><\/a> reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/charlie-cotton\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Charlie<\/strong><\/a> caught up with the congressman from Florida at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Thursday morning &#8230; and Charlie had to ask if it&#8217;s tough getting through airport security with a pair of metal legs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d4ecdaef459b07f142ef7cadff3d8feb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-edae055f635acf41b70ac0afb0127938\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260903_b4005f4ac2cb4e72bba5d6b204ea061b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:61d875bc-49fc-4578-aa23-512e9be34b1c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b4\/4by3\/2026\/09\/03\/b4005f4ac2cb4e72bba5d6b204ea061b_md.jpg\" alt=\"brian mast getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-edae055f635acf41b70ac0afb0127938--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-988657a8e1d91b6982c378704f47b084\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Rep. Mast &#8212; who lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan &#8212; says, of course it is &#8230; because, since he can&#8217;t be scanned by a metal detector, he gets &#8220;scanned by many hands&#8221; instead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-988657a8e1d91b6982c378704f47b084--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-16c579ba013290e1c4452d23a02c6f08\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He says agents have tried to wand him down before, but he says he&#8217;s &#8220;half-metal&#8221; &#8230; so it never really works out for him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-16c579ba013290e1c4452d23a02c6f08--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f9becc2c91302d8e1f79a9629cabf875\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>While this might be a problem for Rep. Mast, he does say there are some advantages to a legless life &#8230; his feet never get cold, for example.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f9becc2c91302d8e1f79a9629cabf875--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-49b0c5b681e68ad4ef899cc9de011724\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-49b0c5b681e68ad4ef899cc9de011724--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-04a50dcec54220a54f94cd8b1b245e6f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He also explains some of his wardrobe choices &#8212; including eschewing slacks many members of Congress wear and wearing the same pair of shoes regardless of the occasion.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-04a50dcec54220a54f94cd8b1b245e6f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-29ee14d1e79d7f36ea53ee83239140c2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Plus, for Congressional fans who wanted two members for the price of one interview, one of Mast&#8217;s colleagues also makes an appearance &#8212; watch the clip all the way through to see who it is!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-29ee14d1e79d7f36ea53ee83239140c2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bf917ae21ca46ba35dbbace3dbb2580b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Thanks for the chat, Rep. Mast &#8230; hopefully you legged it to your gate in time!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bf917ae21ca46ba35dbbace3dbb2580b--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/03\/brian-mast-talks-about-his-prosthetic-legs-at-airport\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Brian Mast Being Half-Metal Makes TSA A Nightmare &#8230; &#8216;Scanned&#8217; By Hands!!! Published September 3, 2026 1:32 PM PDT Play video content Rep. 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