Originally Posted by
bocastephen
I used to have this problem before the virus and usually just said “going to the lounge” and walked past them, and a couple times had an idiot of a TSA screener who insisted everyone entering Bradley needed to show a passport but I can report neither issue has recurred in the last couple years so I wouldn’t be concerned.
you can safely ignore the gatekeeper at the bottom of the escalator, they have no authority
Well, you certainly don't want to cause an international (terminal) incident by having an argument with the gatekeeper, who could summon actual authorities. Nevertheless, given the domestic flights using TBIT, this should be a non-issue.