Author and pundit Ann Coulter has launched a one-sided war against Delta Airlines after the company allegedly seated another passenger in an "extra room" seat Coulter reserved in advance. It started Saturday evening, when Coulter tweeted a picture of the woman looking decidedly unamused:
The tweets continued into Saturday night...
...and Sunday morning...
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...and Sunday afternoon...
...and as of this writing, she's still going strong, working in Delta mentions to unrelated posts:
The Delta Twitter account replied to some of the earliest tweets, extending an apology and asking Coulter to share more about what happened in a private message so the situation could be investigated. "It appears her new seat was in the same row, just not the exact seat she had selected," the company said in a statement Sunday. "We are aware of the customer's comment, and reaching out directly to her to address the complaint."
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