Former Governor Chris Christie this morning tried to circumvent airport security and received a personal escort to the regular entry point for passengers at Newark Liberty.

CBS has the story here.

Christie responded via Twitter later in the day, saying:

“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. 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.”