Is there even an issue here of this lady getting "bumped?" She's claiming she was bumped b/c United wanted to appease this politician. United claims the lady canceled her flight, or at least a leg of it, and that's why they thought there was a 1st-class seat to put the politician in. I don't know who's lying, but I'd be surprised if United went with a story that could be disproven so easily if it wasn't true.