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Brooklyn, N.Y., lawyer Dan Goldstein, the man who was asked to leave a JetBlue flight after harassing Ivanka Trump, is now giving media the cold shoulder.
Hours after the incident Thursday, Goldstein was approached by TMZ reporters trying to get a statement.
“Can I just give you a chance to tell you side of the story, man?” the reporter asked.
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Goldstein, refusing to answer the question, continued walking with airport security behind him. Matthew Lasner, Goldstein’s husband, followed close behind.
“Was it a bad idea to do it front of everyone’s kids?” the TMZ reporter asked again, still receiving no response.
“I take it you guys are Hillary supporters?” the reporter said.
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Eventually the two were ushered into a secure room that the TMZ cameraman was unable to enter.
Goldstein and Lasner entered media spotlight after confronting the president-elect’s daughter on a commercial flight bound for Palm Beach.
“Your father is ruining the country,” Goldstein reportedly said. “Why is she on our flight? She should be flying private.”
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On his Twitter account, Lasner complained JetBlue had kicked his husband off the plane because he “expressed his displeasure in a calm tone.” However, others aboard the plane said Goldstein was aggressive.
When news of the incident broke, journalists combed through Lasner’s Twitter feed and found a post that indicated Goldstein was already looking for trouble.
“Ivanka and Jared at JFK T5, flying commercial. My husband chasing them down to harass them. #banalityofevil,” Lasner wrote.
After Lasner realized the media were picking up on the story, he deleted the tweet. Fox News contributor promptly Tammy Bruce confronted him on it.
Really @mattlasner why did you delete this tweet about deliberately harassing the @IvankaTrump at the @JetBlue terminal? pic.twitter.com/Apm4M5XFjt
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) December 22, 2016
Lasner has since deleted his Twitter account.
