Said He Had Never Heard Of 'District Of Columbia'

A TSA agent in Orlando may need some remedial geography and American history after trying to deny boarding to a resident of Washington, D.C.

The passenger who ran into the snag at Orlando International Airport is the Washington correspondent for WFTV in Orlando ... and of course the story made the nightly news. The agent said his driver's license was not valid, when it actually was.

Reporter Justin Gray Tweeted that "@TSA Agent in Orlando never heard of "District of Columbia." Demanded passport because he didn't believe my drivers license was from US!?"

USA Today reports that the journalist was allowed to board after asking to talk to a TSA supervisor.

An agency spokesman told the station that after the incident all agents at Orlando were shown D.C. driver's licenses, and TSA has confirmed that a D.C. license is a "valid form of ID."

"Officers are trained to identify fraudulent documents, which can potentially deter and detect individuals attempting to circumvent this layer of security," TSA spokesman Ross Feinstein said in a statement to USA Today Network

And it's not the first time. USA Today reports that, according to the Washington Post, a woman flying out of Phoenix in February that her D.C. driver's license was not acceptable, and asked her to show a passport. She was also allowed to board after asking to speak to a supervisor.

FMI: www.tsa.gov